Temporal stability of WISC-III subtest composite: Strengths and weaknesses

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-138

  Watkins, Marley W ^a   Canivez, Gary L ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIATRICS; RELIABILITY; STUDENT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 3042662128     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.16.2.133     Document Type: Article

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