Comparison of seven-subtest and Satz-Mogel short forms of the WAIS-III.

Full Abstract

Intellectual functioning remains an important domain of functioning to be measured. To reduce the lengthy administration time, numerous short forms of the WAIS-III have been devised. The present study aimed to compare two methods of applying short forms of the WAIS-III within a clinical population. The results revealed that both item-reduced and selected subtest short forms provide excellent predictions of full administration WAIS-III summary and index scores. The Satz-Mogel short form appeared to provide higher predictive power than the seven-subtest short forms and accounted for a higher number of cases within 6 points of the obtained scores from the full administration. However, the Satz-Mogel short form was inferior to the seven-subtest short forms in terms of the reliability of the index and summary IQ scores. As found in previous research, a trade-off occurs between the predictive power and the reliability of a short form.Copyright 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Author information

Author/s: Kulas, Joseph F (JF); Axelrod, Bradley N (BN);

Affiliation: John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan, USA. kulasj(-atsign-)ccf.org

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

Journal: Journal of clinical psychology (J Clin Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Jul; vol 58 (issue 7) : pp 773-82

Dates: Created 2002/09/02; Completed 2002/10/09; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 12205717, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Cognition Disorders - diagnosis
Female
Humans
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