Problematic drinking among college students remains a national issue with large percentages of college students reporting heavy episodic or binge drinking (Wechsler, Dowdall, Davenport, & Castillo, 1995) and experiencing severe alcohol-related consequences ranging from poor academic performance, to sexual assault, vandalism, and even death (Hingson, Heeren, Winter, & Wechsler, 2005; Wechsler et...

This research examined two samples of students classified as learning disabled (LD) for evidence of the phenomenon known as the Flynn effect (FE; Flynn, 1999). Triennial test data were collected for two samples. Sample 1 included students tested twice with the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children—Third Edition (WISC-III; n 59). Sample 2, the primary data set, included students tested first ...

The factor structure of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale–Fourth Edition (WAISIV; Wechsler, 2008a) with the adolescent participants (ages 16–19 years; N 400) in the standardization sample was assessed using exploratory factor analysis, multiple factor extraction criteria, and higher-order exploratory factor analyses. Results from exploratory factor analyses were not included in the WAIS-IV ...

AIM Cerebral palsy (CP) is defined as a primary disorder of posture and movement; however, approximately 45% of children with CP also have an intellectual impairment. Prevalence estimates are limited by a lack of guidelines for intelligence testing. This systematic review aims to identify and examine intelligence assessments for children with CP. METHOD Electronic databases (PubMed, PsycINFO,...

Irish educational psychologists frequently use the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children– Fourth U.K. Edition (WISC–IV) in clinical assessments of children with learning difficulties. Unfortunately, reliability and validity studies of the WISC–IV have not yet been reported. This study examined the construct validity of WISC–IV core subtest scores obtained from evaluations to assess learning ...

An Investigation of the Relationship Between the Bender-Gestalt, Draw-a-Man, and Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence by G. Edward Allen, Jr., Master of Science Utah State University, 1969 Major Professor: Glendon Casto Department: Psychology v This study investigated the relationship between the Bender-Gestalt, Draw-a-Man, and the Wexler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intellige...

Acute mental stressors have been implicated as variables that may deleteriously affect neuropsychological test performance by increasing distractibility and decreasing working memory function. This study examined 25 subjects with no known neurological or psychiatric impairment on a brief battery of neuropsychological measures on alternate days following either rest or induced mental stress in a...

OBJECTIVE This study examined illness-related change in intelligence quotient (IQ) in a cohort of youth with type 1 diabetes studied prospectively from disease onset in childhood to follow-up 12 years later in late adolescence/early adulthood. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Participants included type 1 diabetes patients (n = 95; mean age at follow-up 21.3 years) and healthy control participants ...

This paper examines effects of institutional settings on cognitive, affective, and personal development of children. Two samples consisting of 52 children, living in orphanages, and 45 kindergarten students, living with their families, were selected in Moscow, Russia; children’s ages were between 70 and 88 months. The children in both samples were compared with respect to their Wechsler scores,...