Stanford-Binet and WAIS IQ differences and their implications for adults with intellectual disability (aka mental retardation)

Intelligence

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 242-248

  Silverman, Wayne ^a,b   Miezejeski, Charles ^c   Ryan, Robert ^c   Zigman, Warren ^c   Krinsky McHale, Sharon ^c   Urv, Tiina ^d  

^a KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Intellectual disability; Intelligence testing; IQ

Indexed keywords

EID: 77049124716     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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