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| List of contributors | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| The WAIS-IV: Development and Foundations | |
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| WAIS-IV: Advanced in the Assessment of Intelligence | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Wechsler's theory of intelligence: past and present | |
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| Structure and content of the WAIS-IV | |
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| Subtest descriptions | |
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| Score descriptions | |
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| WAIS-III to WAIS-IV: what's new? | |
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| Changes to structure and content | |
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| Other changes | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Practical Issues in WAIS-IV Administration and Scoring | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Administration and scoring considerations | |
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| Verbal Comprehension scale | |
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| Perceptual Reasoning scale | |
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| Working Memory scale | |
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| Processing Speed scale | |
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| Key prompts | |
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| Frequently asked administration and scoring questions | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Appendix: What WAIS-III users should know about WAIS-IV | |
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| References | |
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| Theoretical, Empirical and Clinical Foundations of the WAIS-IV Index Scores | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The WAIS-IV index scores | |
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| Verbal Comprehension Index | |
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| Perceptual Reasoning Index | |
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| Working Memory Index | |
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| Processing Speed Index (PSI) | |
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| Toward a dynamic model of intellectual abilities | |
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| Analyzing differences among index scores | |
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| The WAIS-IV Composite Scores | |
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| General Ability Index (GAI) | |
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| Cognitive Proficiency Index (CPI) | |
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| Issues in estimating overall ability | |
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| Summary and Comment | |
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| References | |
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| The WAIS-IV: Clinical Use and Interpretation in Context | |
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| WAIS-IV Use in Societal Context | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Bias issues in intellectual assessment | |
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| Demographic differences in various areas of life | |
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| Racial/ethnic group disparities in education | |
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| Racial/ethnic group disparities in mental health status | |
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| Racial/ethnic group disparities in physical health status | |
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| Racial/ethnic group disparities in income | |
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| Implications of demographic differences in various areas of life | |
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| The role of cognitive stimulation in intellectual development | |
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| Home environment influences on cognitive development | |
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| The role of the person in the development and maintenance of cognitive abilities | |
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| Patterns of IQ and Index score differences across racial/ethnic groups | |
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| SES mediators of FSIQ differences between culturally diverse groups | |
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| Are there individual mediators of intelligence that are universal? | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| The Flynn Effect and the Wechsler Scales | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Variability of the Flynn effect | |
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| What causes the Flynn effect? | |
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| Current research | |
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| Research method | |
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| Samples | |
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| Analysis | |
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| Results | |
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| FSIQ change by ability | |
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| FSIQ change by gender, education, and age | |
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| CPI change by ability and demographics | |
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| Score change in the DAS and the Bayley | |
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| Discussion | |
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| The Flynn effect and test construct | |
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| Is IQ change due to population change? | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| WAIS-IV Use in Neuropsychological Assessment | |
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| Introduction | |
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| From WAIS-III to WAIS-IV | |
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| Changes to the WAIS-IV | |
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| Comparability of WAIS-IV and WAIS-III | |
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| Implications of changes in WAIS-IV for neuropsychological applications | |
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| Neuropsychological interpretation of the WAIS-IV | |
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| Clinical analysis of WAIS-IV scores | |
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| Test-retest reliability | |
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| Initial validity studies of WAIS-IV | |
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| Supplemental analyses of clinical scales | |
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| Intellectual giftedness and disability | |
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| Traumatic brain injury | |
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| Mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease | |
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| Major depression | |
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| Summary | |
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| Future research | |
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| References | |
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| The Wechsler Intelligence Scales in the Assessment of Psychopathology | |
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| Historical introduction | |
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| Factor analytic studies | |
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| Schizophrenia | |
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| Factor analytic studies | |
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| The schizophrenia spectrum | |
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| Autism | |
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| Factor analytic studies | |
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| Traumatic brain injury | |
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| Cluster and factor analytic studies | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Do the WAIS-IV Tests Measure the Same Aspects of Cognitive Functioning in Adults Under and Over Age 65? | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Comparisons of level of performance | |
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| Reliability | |
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| Correlations among variables | |
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| Correlations with other variables | |
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| Discussion | |
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| References | |
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| Using WAIS-IV with WMS-IV | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Overview of WMS-IV | |
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| Brief history of the Wechsler Memory scale | |
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| WMS-IV structure | |
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| Interpretation | |
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| Combining WAIS-IV/WMS-IV scores | |
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| Methods for comparing scores | |
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| WAIS-IV versus WMS-IV comparisons | |
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| Case studies | |
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| Probable dementia of the Alzheimer's type - mild severity | |
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| Mild cognitive impairment | |
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| Traumatic brain injury | |
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| Left temporal epilepsy | |
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| References | |