Intelligence as measured by the WAIS and a military draft board group test
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Intelligence test scores derived from individual administration of the WAIS and group administration of a military draft board screening test were obtained for a sample of 232 young Danish males. The means on both tests show the sample was somewhat above the Danish average. Despite a more than four‐year time interval between the two testings, and procedural and content differences between the tests themselves, the correlation between the two test scores was substantial (0.82). Consequently, we conclude that the group administered draft board test measures the same general intelligence as does the individually administered WAIS and is therefore well suited to large‐scale epidemiological and demographic studies of intelligence.
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- Authors
- MORTENSEN, E. L., REINISCH, J. M., & TEASDALE, T. W.
- Affiliations
- Copenhagen Municipal Hospital (DK)
- Indiana University Bloomington (US)
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Corresponding author
- MORTENSEN, E. L.
- Venue
- Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1989-12
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 315-318
- ISSN
- 0036-5564 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-9450
- OpenAlex
- W2027795182
- Cited by
- 131
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Scandinavian Journal of Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Keywords
- intelligence, WAIS, group intelligence tests, test-retest correlation, young men, Danish population
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