WISC-R Verbal and Performance IQ discrepancy in an unselected cohort: clinical significance and longitudinal stability

T.E. Moffitt; P.A. Silva

doi:10.1037//0022-006x.55.5.768

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WISC-R Verbal and Performance IQ discrepancy in an unselected cohort: clinical significance and longitudinal stability

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WISC-R Verbal and Performance IQ discrepancy in an unselected cohort: clinical significance and longitudinal stability

T.E. Moffitt and P.A. Silva

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Vol.55(5), pp.768-774

1987

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-006x.55.5.768

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behaviour

behaviour problems

child behaviour

injuries

intelligence

IQ Scale-Revised (WISC-R)

language development

mathematics

motor development

neurological health

neuropsychological

health

neuropsychology performance IQ

perinatal influences

psychomotor performance

reading

verbal development

verbal IQ

Wechsler Intelligence Scale Revised for Children (WISC-R)

WISC-R (Wechsler Intelligence Scale Revised for Children)

brain diseases psychology

longitudinal studies

psychomotor performance

verbal behavior

Wechsler Scales

This study examined some characteristics of children with verbal-performance IQ discrepancies. The results suggested that verbal- performance discrepancies in IQ are of doubtful diagnostic value given the differential base rates of brain disorder and verbal-performance discrepancy in the population.

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Record Identifier: 9926478597001891
Title: WISC-R Verbal and Performance IQ discrepancy in an unselected cohort: clinical significance and longitudinal stability
Creators: T.E. Moffitt
P.A. Silva
Publication Details: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Vol.55(5), pp.768-774
Academic Unit: Psychology; Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit (DMHDRU)
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Date published ; e-published: 1987
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WISC-R Verbal and Performance IQ discrepancy in an unselected cohort: clinical significance and longitudinal stability

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