EFFICACY OF USING SHIPLEY - HARTFORD SCORES TO PREDICT WAIS IQ IN A PENAL POPULATION

• NCJ Number: 40978
• Journal: QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF CORRECTIONS Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Dated: (WINTER 1977) Pages: 39-41
• Author(s): R W WOOD; D C CONN; H D HARRISON
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 3 pages
• Contract Number(s): 209A-74-1-11-H-2
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: State Technical Institute of Memphis
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

STUDY INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WESCHLER ADULT INTELLIGENCE SCALE (WAIS) SCORES AND SHIPLEY-HARTFORD (S-H) IQ SCORES TO DETERMINE THE PREDICTIVE VALUE OF THE S-H FOR A GROUP OF INMATES.

Abstract

THE WAIS AND THE S-H SCALE WERE ADMINISTERED TO 83 INMATES AT THE SHELBY COUNTY PENAL FARM, MEMPHIS (TN). INTERCORRELATIONS OF THE THREE SCALE SCORES FOR THE WAIS AND THE S-H SCORES REVEALED THAT THE S-H FULL SCALE SCORE CORRELATES HIGHLY (.84) AND THEREFORE ACCURATELY PREDICTS WAIS FULL SCALE AND VERBAL IQ, AND TO A LESSER DEGREE, THE WAIS PERFORMANCE. DATA TABLES ARE INCLUDED.(AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...TWH