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The measurement of adult intelligence / David Wechsler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wechsler, David, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 258 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Williams & Wilkins Co, 1939.
- Summary:
- Discusses the construction and administration of tests of adult intelligence. The nature of intelligence, need for an adult intelligence scale, mental age and I.Q., intelligence classification, as well as mental deficiency and deterioration are examined. The factorial composition of Bellevue Intelligence Scales is discussed. Specifically, chapters on the selection and description of tests, the population used in standardization, limitations and special merits are included. Clinical evaluation of brain damage and the use of the tests in counseling and guidance are also discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved).
- Contents:
- Nature of Intelligence
- 3
- Need for an Adult Intelligence Scale
- 13
- Concepts of Mental Age and I Q
- 19
- Copyright.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Williams & Wilkins Co, viewed May 31, 2023).
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