Concurrent validity of the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (K-BIT) with the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III) was evaluated, as well as the K-BIT's accuracy as a predictor of WISC-III scores, in a sample of young children with reading disabilities. The two measures were administered to 65 children from Atlanta, Boston, and Toronto who ranged from 6-5 to 7-11 year...

A number of studies have investigated the relationship between psychological disturbance and neuropsychological (NP) test performance. The current study is a replication and extension of who found that MMPI-2 indices of psychological disturbance are related to performance on NP tests of attention and memory in psychiatric and head-injured patients. In a large sample (N=381) referred for evaluat...

Neuropsychological assessments are frequently time-consuming and fatiguing for patients. Brief screening evaluations may reduce test duration and allow more efficient use of time by permitting greater attention toward neuropsychological domains showing probable deficits. The Design Organization Test (DOT) was initially developed as a 2-min paper-and-pencil alternative for the Block Design (BD) ...

I've recently been skimming James Flynn's new book (What is Intelligence: Beyond the Flynn Effect) to better understand the methodology and interpretation of the Flynn effect. Of particular interest to me (as an applied measurement person) is his analysis of the individual subtest scores from the various Wechsler scales across time. As most psychologists know, Wechsler subtest scaled scores (ss...

Assisted oocyte activation (AOA) using a calcium ionophore has been used for more than a decade following intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) fertilization failure. However, since AOA does not mimic precisely the physiological fertilization process, concerns exist about its use in human assisted reproduction. This study assessed the neonatal and neurodevelopmental outcome of children aged ≥...

Executive functions and social cognition develop through childhood into adolescence and early adulthood and are important for adaptive goal-oriented behavior (Apperly, Samson, & Humphreys, 2009; Blakemore & Choudhury, 2006). These functions are attributed to frontal networks known to undergo protracted maturation into early adulthood (Barker, Andrade, Morton, Romanowski, & Bowles, 2010; Lebel, ...

A clinical case of a 12-year-old female child with anxiety symptoms and diagnosis Algoneurodystrophy in the left hand is presented. The psychological assessment was carried out using following instruments: observation, interview, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-III), State/Trait Anxiety Questionnaire children, Conners Scales parents teachers. intervention aimed to reduce levels, ...

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Children of parents with intellectual disability (ID) are at risk behavior problems, but few studies have systematically examined contributions from caregiving and contextual factors. This cross-sectional matched comparison study whether the children display elevated analyzed maternal sensitivity experiences abuse, trauma maltreatment (ATM). The roles child intelligence were also examined. Part...