Comparisons of the P < V sign on the WISC-R and WAIS-R in delinquent males

✍ Scribed by William C. Grace; Mary E. Sweeney

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1986
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 252 KB
• Volume: 42
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0021-9762
• DOI: 10.1002/1097-4679(198601)42:1<173::aid-jclp2270420130>3.0.co;2-8

✦ Synopsis

Comparisons of the WISC-R and WAIS-R were made in a sample of male delinquents (N = 80) to determine whether they would show differences in the degree to which the P > V sign occurred on them. A larger split between mean Verbal and mean Performance IQ was found on the WISC-R than on the WAIS-R. Frequency analyses revealed no differences in the number of persons who showed the P > V sign on each test. Age and the P > V sign were not related significantly. Results suggest that the WISC-R and WAIS-R may not be equivalent measures of this sign, and caution should be exercised in applying results of research on the WISC and WAIS to the revisions of those tests.