Dyadic Short Forms of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale–III

Abstract

Various short forms of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)/WAIS-R have been developed to obtain estimates of overall intellectual level, although little research of WAIS-III short forms has been published to date. Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) estimatesfromfour WAIS-III dyadic short forms were obtained by entering selected subtest scores from a mixed neurologic/ psychiatric sample (n = 196) into regression equations. Results were cross validated on a second sample (n = 57). Within both samples, WAIS-III FSIQ scores were highly correlated (r = .90-.92, p < .001) with estimated FSIQ scores. Estimated FSIQ fell within 5 points of actual FSIQ in 49% to 74% of cross-validation cases and within 10 points of actual FSIQ in 81% to 93% of the sample. Comparable to findings from previous short-form investigations, actual and estimated FSIQ classification levels agreed in 46% to 67% of cases in the cross-validation sample. These dyadic WAIS-III forms appear appropriate for obtaining gross estimates of FSIQ in similar populations, although caution is recommended in interpreting estimated IQ scores.

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“…Another limitation is the use of an IQ estimate, which was based on a dyadic short form of the WAIS-III, rather than the use of a full intelligence test battery. Although this dyadic short form is known to have strong correlations with Wechsler's FSIQ and appears to be reliable to estimate gross overall intelligence, it is recommended to be cautious when interpreting exact levels of intelligence (Ringe et al, 2002). Moreover, it would be of interest to examine potential differences between measures of crystallized and fluid intelligence, given their separate abilities and potential effects on strategy use.…”

“…The subtests BD and V were included because of their high independent correlations with full scale IQ (FSIQ) of the WAIS-III (Wechsler, 1997). Moreover, previous studies have shown that the combination of BD and V is a reliable and valid dyadic short form, which is often used to estimate Wechsler's FSIQ (Cyr & Brooker, 1984;Ringe, Saine, Lacritz, Hynan, & Cullum, 2002). The mean IQ estimation was 109.0 (range = 73-155; SD = 16.6).…”

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“…Acima de 110 é considerado acima da média, segundo os critérios do DSM-IV-R e abaixo de 70 como deficiência intelectual (Nascimento, 2004;Sadock;Sadock, 2007 Enquanto que a inteligência fluída denota conhecimento prévio associado às influencias culturais; inteligência fluida e cristalizada são medidas relacionadas aos testes de Raciocínio Matricial e Vocabulário do WAIS-III, respectivamente (Ringe et al, 2002). Assim, na presente pesquisa, aplicaram-se os subtestes Vocabulário e Raciocíonio Matricial para obtenção do QI estimado (Ringe et al, 2002) por estes serem um instrumento confiável.…”

“…Assim, na presente pesquisa, aplicaram-se os subtestes Vocabulário e Raciocíonio Matricial para obtenção do QI estimado (Ringe et al, 2002) por estes serem um instrumento confiável.…”

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“…• O quociente estimado de inteligência (QI) foi calculado pela soma das notas ponderadas dos testes vocabulário e raciocínio matriciaI (Nascimento, 2000) na aplicação resumida do WAIS-III (Ringe et al, 2002).…”