Unusual combinations of verbal and performance IQs in normal and neurologically impaired elderly.
For the WAIS-R old age standardization sample, unusual Verbal-Performance IQ combinations were generated at the .05 and .01 levels of significance. In a preliminary attempt to determine the neurological significance of these unusual test score combinations, the standardization based values were compared to those of a small sample of elderly brain-injured subjects. The frequency of unusual IQ combinations was essentially the same for the normal and brain-damaged elderly. Unusual VIQ-PIQ combinations should not be considered pathognomonic of neurological impairment.
Paolo
A M
AM
Psychology Service, Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center, Leavenworth, KS 66048.
Ryan
J J
JJ
D000368:Aged; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D012016:Reference Values; D014706:Verbal Learning; D014888:Wechsler Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*