Implications of large WISC/WISC-R verbal-performance IQ discrepancies

Bloom, Allan S.; Topinka, C.; Goulet, Marcella; Reese, Anabel H.; Podruch, Philip E.

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“…In comparing Performance and Verbal scales, Wechsler (1944Wechsler ( , 1958 felt there were two basic characteristics of delinquent groups: (1) PIQ > VIQ; and (2) OA + PA > BD + PC. Numerous studies have established the PIQ > VIQ characteristic in delinquents (Bloom, Topinka, Goulet, Reese, & Podruch, 1986;Grace & Sweeney, 1986;Moffitt & Silva, 1987b;Quay, 1987, Walsh & Beyer, 1986. Research has found PIQ-VIQ to be associated with a variety of motor, perinatal, and neurological problems; it may be an indicator of cognitive pathology and/or damage to the left hemisphere (Black, 1974;Dennis et al, 1981;Reitan, 1955).…”

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Pattern analysis of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised profiles of delinquent boys

1989

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To help meet the prescriptive needs of juvenile delinquents more effectively, an analysis of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children‐Revised (WISC‐R), utilizing Lutey's model of Factor Analytic measures, was performed on 82 profiles obtained from male subjects (aged 13‐16) in a Wisconsin correctional facility. Results support the trends of previous studies of juvenile delinquency; a significant 70% of the subjects (χ2 6.4, p <.05) had a higher Performance than Verbal score (M = 13.2). The Performance‐Verbal results were also significant (t = 4.824, p <.001). Object Assembly, Picture Completion, and Picture Arrangement were the three highest subtests and Information, Vocabulary, and Coding/Comprehension the lowest. Clusters that measure perceptual and psychomotor abilities yielded high scores, while most verbal ability clusters, Memory, Verbal Comprehension, Freedom from Distractability, and General Factor scores were the lowest. Results indicate that prescriptive models should consider these findings in planning successful educational programs for this population. The need for further studies that involve extensive assessments which include neurological testing for various age groups and gender populations is stressed.

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Pattern analysis of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised profiles of delinquent boys

1989

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“…*Address correspondence to this author at the Department of Developmental Psychology, Tilburg University, PO Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands; Tel: 0031 13 4662167; E-mail: j.g.m.scheirs@uvt.nl A VIQ-PIQ discrepancy on the WISC has been associated with problems in psychological functioning [9,10]. Different relationships have been found for VIQ < PIQ and VIQ > PIQ profiles.…”

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VIQ-PIQ Discrepancies are Unrelated to Mental Health Indicators in a Child Psychiatric Sample

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Feltzer

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Int. J. Clin. Psychiat. Ment. Health

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VIQ-PIQ Discrepancies are unrelated to mental health indicators in a child psychiatric sample Graauwmans, Peter E.A.; Scheirs, Jan; Feltzer, Martin; Kouijzer, Mirjam E.J.; de Kroon, Matthias M.J. General rightsCopyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights.-Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research -You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain -You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal Take down policyIf you believe that this document breaches copyright, please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Abstract: In a sample of children aged 8-16 years (N = 151) in a child psychiatric setting, the relationship between VIQ-PIQ discrepancies and both Quality of Life (QoL) and psychosocial problems was explored. It was hypothesized that compared to children without a VIQ-PIQ discrepancy children with a discrepancy would have lower QoL and show more psychosocial problems. Using the WISC-III to measure IQ discrepancies, QoL and the severity of psychosocial problems (measured with the Child Behavior Checklist) were found not to differ between the two groups of children. Neither were there any significant correlations between VIQ-PIQ discrepancies and these mental health indicators. Moreover, the proportion of children showing a VIQ-PIQ discrepancy was found not to deviate from the value in the normal population. The conclusion is that in children with psychiatric problems, VIQ-PIQ differences and core mental health indicators are unrelated and that therefore in diagnostic practice psychologists should be hesitant in assuming such a relationship.

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“…The current study tested the validity of the WISC-R distinction specifically for LD children presenting with the LV-HP WISC IQ profile that has been reported to account for the highest frequency of children with LD (Bloom, Topinka, Goulet, Reese, & Podruch, 1986;Galvin, 1981;Gilger & Geary, 1985;Lueger, Albott, Hilgendorf, & Gill, 1985) and may represent the greatest overlap with the SL profile in terms of its implications for functioning. In the Fletcher et al (1992) study both_the WISC Full Scale (FS) and PIQ means of their low achieving group were in the average range rather than loiv average and therefore were not strictly representative of an SL level of functioning.…”

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Validity of IQ-Achievement Discrepancy Criteria for Identifying Learning Disabilities

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1994

Canadian Journal of School Psychology

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IQ-achievement discrepancy criteria identified 24 children with learning disabilities (LD) having a lower Verbal-higher Performance (LV-HP) WISC-R IQ profile and 33 children with slower learning (SL). The majority of children were white males of lower to middle-class background and ranged in age from 77 to 159 months. Except for predetermined Performance scale group differences, children with LD were not found to be otherwise distinguished by differences on WISC-R subtest scores, subtest scatter, or variation among Kaufman and Bannatyne category scores. Only one of the WISC-R profile differences that was an advantage for the children with LD satisfied test criteria for clinical significance. None of the differences predicted their reading, spelling, or aritlunetic achievement. Results suggest that children who are differentially identified as LV-HP LD or SL based on IQ achievement discrepancy criteria may not be distinguishable on any other aspects of their WISC-R profile that are related to their basic academic performance .

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Implications of large WISC/WISC-R verbal-performance IQ discrepancies

Cited by 6 publications

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Pattern analysis of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised profiles of delinquent boys

Pattern analysis of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised profiles of delinquent boys

VIQ-PIQ Discrepancies are Unrelated to Mental Health Indicators in a Child Psychiatric Sample

Validity of IQ-Achievement Discrepancy Criteria for Identifying Learning Disabilities

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