Young and elderly adults' perceptions of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale—Revised

✍ Scribed by Leigh J. Beglinger; Tristram Smith; Robert J. Gregory

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 52 KB
• Volume: 56
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0021-9762
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(200006)56:6<821::aid-jclp11>3.0.co;2-s

✦ Synopsis

Because little information exists on examinees' perceptions of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R), this study was designed to assess such perceptions in two groups: young adults (n ϭ 50, age 18-25 years) and elderly adults (n ϭ 46, age 65-96 years). Each participant completed the WAIS-R followed by an opinion questionnaire. Both groups gave positive ratings overall. However, elderly participants rated the WAIS-R more positively than young participants both globally and on six of the eleven subtests. These findings suggest that the WAIS-R is viewed favorably by most examinees, particularly elderly adults. Implications for practitioners are presented.