Analyses from an a priori full cross-fostering study (Capron & Duyme, 1989, 1991), investigating the IQs of 38 children whose average age was 168 (SE = 3.28) months, indicated a link between the socioeconomic status @ES) of both biological and adoptive parents and Full, Verbal, and Performance IQs of the WISC-R scale. Here detailed analyses of the WISC-R scale are presented. These show that the...

Though the Integrated Visual and Auditory Continuous Performance Test (IVA + Plus) is commonly used by researchers and clinicians, few investigations have assessed its convergent and discriminant validity, especially with regard to its use with children. The present study details correlates of the IVA + Plus using measures of cognitive ability and ratings of child behavior (parent and teacher),...

Neuroradiological, neurological, and neuropsychological studies before and after hemispherectomy for seizures of a six year old boy with left hemiplegia at birth revealed striking postoperative improvement. Seizures ceased and have not recurred. Preoperative EEC studies from seven months of age revealed increasing pathological involvement of the left as well as right hemisphere. Postoperatively...

A cross-lagged panel analysis of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) intelligence test scores and reading and math achievement test scores of 337 students twice assessed for special education eligibility across a test-retest interval of 2.85 years was conducted. General intelligence (g) was loaded by the four WISC-IV factor index scores whereas reading and math wer...

OBJECTIVE This study used confirmatory factor analysis to examine the factor structure for the 10 core WISC-IV subtests in a group of children (N = 812) with ADHD. METHOD The study examined oblique four- and five-factor models, higher order models with one general secondary factor and four and five primary factors, and a bifactor model with a general factor and four specific factors. RESULT...

Background: Breastfeeding impacts the children physical and mental growth development. The impact of breastfeeding on intelligence quotient (IQ) is under-researched in Pakistan. This study aimed to determine among Rawalpindi, Methods: comparative cross-sectional was performed 88 Rawalpindi. Patients’ enrolment done via non-probability convenient sampling developed inclusion exclusion criteria. ...

The Cattell–Horn–Carroll (CHC) model is based on psychometric cognitive ability research and the most empirically supported of constructs. This study one in a series cross-national comparisons investigating equivalence generalizability psychological constructs which align with CHC model. Previous exploring cross-cultural measures concluded that factor analytic models abilities generalize across...