Unusual combinations of verbal and performance IQs in normal and neurologically impaired elderly

J Clin Psychol. 1992 Mar;48(2):230-3. doi: 10.1002/1097-4679(199203)48:2<230::aid-jclp2270480214>3.0.co;2-2.

Abstract

For the WAIS-R old age standardization sample, unusual Verbal-Performance IQ combinations were generated at the .05 and .01 levels of significance. In a preliminary attempt to determine the neurological significance of these unusual test score combinations, the standardization based values were compared to those of a small sample of elderly brain-injured subjects. The frequency of unusual IQ combinations was essentially the same for the normal and brain-damaged elderly. Unusual VIQ-PIQ combinations should not be considered pathognomonic of neurological impairment.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Brain Damage, Chronic / diagnosis*
  • Brain Damage, Chronic / psychology
  • Dementia / diagnosis*
  • Dementia / psychology
  • Humans
  • Intelligence
  • Male
  • Psychometrics
  • Psychomotor Performance*
  • Reference Values
  • Verbal Learning*
  • Wechsler Scales / statistics & numerical data*