The factor structure of the Wechsler adult intelligence scale-revised: One of two but not three factors

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 447-459

  Enns, Richard A ^a   Reddon, John R ^a  

^a ALBERTA HOSPITAL EDMONTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; RELIABILITY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031861143     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199806)54:4<447::AID-JCLP7>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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