Assessing adolescent and adult intelligence
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Assessing adolescent and adult intelligence
Allyn and Bacon, c2002
2nd ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 663-723) and indexes
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Essential for anyone involved in evaluating intelligence of adolescents or adults, this book is exceptionally comprehensive, yet accessible.
With comprehensive coverage of clinical and neuropsychological assessment of intelligence, the main focus of this book is on the latest edition of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and interpretation of this widely used instrument. A stronger emphasis has been placed on cross-battery assessment and the scope has been broadened to cover a wider variety of intelligence tests and neuropsychological instruments.
Table of Contents
I. Introduction to the Assessment of Adolescent and Adult Intelligence.
1. IQ Tests: Their History, Use, Validity, and Intelligent Interpretation.
Introduction.
Outline of the Book.
A Short History of IQ Tests.
Surveys of Test Usage for Adults.
Validity of the IQ Construct for Adolescents and Adults.
The Intelligent Testing Philosophy.
2. Heritability and Malleability of IQ and Attacks on the IQ Construct.
The Heritability and Malleability Of IQ.
Malleability.
Attacks on the IQ Construct.
3. From the Wechsler Bellevue I to the WAIS, WAIS-R, and WAIS-III.
Selection of the Subtests.
Item Content Changes from the W-B I to the WAIS to the WAIS-R and to the WAIS-III.
Reliability Comparisons of the W-B I, WAIS, and WAIS-R, And WAIS-III.
Standardization of the W-B I, WAIS, WAIS-R and WAIS-III.
Comparison of the Construct Validity of the W-B I, WAIS, WAIS-R and WAIS-III.
Comparison of Systems for Classifying Intelligence on the W-B I, WAIS, and WAIS-III.
Comparison of IQs Yielded by the WAIS-R And Wais-III.
Generalization from the W-B I, WAIS, And WAIS -R To The WAIS-III.
II. Individual Differences on Age, Socioeconomic Status, and other Key Variables.
4. Individual Differences for Adolescents and Adults on Gender, Ethnicity, Urban-Rural Residence, and Socioeconomic Status.
Gender Differences.
Ethnic Differences In IQ.
Urban-Rural Residence Differences.
Occupational Differences.
Educational Attainment.
5. Age and IQ Across the Adult Life Span.
Does IQ Decline with Advancing Age? A Cross-Sectional Approach.
Does IQ Decline with Advancing Age? A Longitudinal Approach.
Interpretation of the Aging Patterns For V-IQ Vs. P-IQ: Speed Or Fluid/Crystallized Ability?
III. Integration and Application of WAIS-III Research.
6. WAIS-III Research and Administration, Scoring, and Alternate-Forms Reliability (WISC-III vs. WAIS-III).
Administration and Scoring.
WAIS-III Stability.
7. Factor Analysis Applied to the WAIS-III.
The WAIS-III as a One-Factor Test.
The WAIS-R as a Two-Factor Test.
The WAIS-III as a Three-Factor Test.
The WAIS-III as a Four-Factor Test.
How Many Factors Underlie The WAIS-III?
Are there Two, Three, or Four WAIS-III Factors?
Comparison of WAIS-III and WAIS-R Factors.
Comparison of WAIS-III and WISC-III Factors.
The General Factor (g).
Evaluation of the WAIS-III .
8. V-P IQ Discrepancies: A Neuropsychological Approach.
V-P Discrepancies and Brain Damage.
Nature of Brain Damage.
Acute Versus Chronic Lesions.
Subtest Patterns for Left- And Right-Lesion Patients.
Gender of Patients With Lateralized Lesions.
Ethnicity of Patients With Lateralized Lesions.
Age of Patient Samples.
Educational Level of Patient Samples.
Clinical Issues in the Interpretation of a Patient's V-P Difference.
Illustrative Case Report.
9. V-P Discrepancies: A Clinical Approach.
Variables Believed to be Correlates of High Performance IQ.
Variables Believed to be Correlates of High Verbal IQ.
When V-P IQ Discrepancies Are Meaningless.
Illustrative Case Reports.
IV. Interpretation of the WAIS-III Profile: IQs, Factor Indexes, and Subtest Scaled Scores
10. Foundations of Interpretation: Theoretical & Clinical.
Ways of Grouping Wais-III Subtests.
Abilities Measured by the 14 WAIS-III Subtests.
11. WAIS-III Profile Interpretation: Steps 1-7.
Considerations About Profile Interpretation.
Step 1: Interpret the Full Scale IQ.
Step 2: Are the Verbal IQ versus the Performance IQ (Or The Verbal Comprehension Index verses the Perceptual Organization Index) Significantly Different?
Step 3: Are the Verbal IQ versus the Performance IQ (Or The Verbal Comprehension Index versus the Perceptual Organization Index) Differences Abnormally Large?
Step 4: Is the V-IQ versus P-IQ Discrepancy Interpretable ?
Step 5: Is VCI versus POI Difference Interpretable ?
Step 6: Determine Whether the Working Memory and Processing Speed Indexes are Interpretable.
Step 7: Interpret the Global Verbal and Nonverbal Dimensions, as well as the Small Factors, if they were Found to be Interpretable.
General Interpretation of WAIS-III Indexes.
Horn & Bannatyne Formulations for Interpretation of Global Verbal, Nonverbal, Working Memory, and Processing Speed Dimensions.
Characteristic Profiles in Unique Populations.
12. WAIS-III Profile Interpretation: Steps 8 & 9.
Generating WAIS-III Hypotheses.
The Nine Step Process.
Step 8: Interpret Significant Strengths and Weaknesses of the Subtest Profile.
Step 9: Generating Hypotheses About the Fluctuations in the WAIS-III Profile.
Summary of Sequential Approach to WAIS-III Interpretation.
A Simultaneous Approach to Hypothesis Generation.
V. Additional Measures of Adolescent and Adult IQ.
13. Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test (KAIT).
KAIT Theory.
Composition of the KAIT.
Other Tests and the KAIT.
Types of Scores on the KAIT.
KAIT's Standardization and Psychometric Properties.
KAIT Interpretation.
KAIT Research on Clinical Profiles.
KAIT Case Study.
14. Woodcock-Johnson-Third Edition - WJ-III.
History and Evolution of the WJ III.
Theoretical Foundations of the WJ III.
Description and Organization of the WJ III Tests and Clusters.
Interpretive Features of the WJ III.
Psychometric Characteristics.
Special Applications and use With Special Populations.
15. Brief Tests of Intelligence and Related Abilities.
Brief History of Brief Assessment.
Let's Stop Developing and Using Short Forms of Long Tests.
When to Administer Brief Tests.
Three Well-Normed Recent Brief Tests of Verbal and Nonverbal Intelligence.
Brief Tests of Either Nonverbal or Verbal Ability.
Brief Tests for Specialized Abilities.
References.
Name Index.
Subject Index.
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