Extension of the wechsler memory scale norms to older age groups
โ Scribed by Nelson R. Cauthen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 256 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9762
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โฆ Synopsis
To extend the norms of the Wechsler Memory Scale, Form I, to older age groups, the test was administered to 64 Ss 60 years of age and older. Because there was significant correlation. between WMS performance and I&, the results were broken down further into I& ranges. In addition to the standard administration of the WMS, a l-hour delayed recall of the Logical Memory subtest was included. Performance on the delayed recall task by 51 younger Ss also wm presented.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
The literature reveals that few studies have reported the performance of aged, normal adults on various Wechsler Memory Scale subtests. A marked decline in performance on the Visual Reproduction subteat was observed with increasing age. Both level of education and intelligence seemed to exert a subs