title: Evaluation of two brief and reliable estimates of the WAIS-R.
abstract: Performance of 200 mixed neuropsychiatric patients on the WAIS-R were compared to the summary scores for Kaufman's Brief Intelligence Test (K-BIT) and a seven subtest short form of the WAIS-R. Correlations between verbal, non-verbal, and composite of the full WAIS-R with the K-BIT were significantly lower than the correlations with the WAIS-R shore form. The percentage of cases on the short forms that fell within 5 points of the full WAIS-R was higher for the seven subtest version of the WAIS-R than the K-BIT. Specifically, Verbal, Nonverbal/Performance, and Composite/Full Scale scores on the WAIS-R short form feel within 5 points for 89%, 74%, and 92% of the cases while on the K-BIT only 52%, 40%, and 50% fell within 5 points.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Axelrod
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Naugle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests / Q000592:standards; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D014888:Wechsler Scales / Q000592:standards*