On the road again--blogging lite at NASP (Chicago) - 3-1 to 3-7

I will be on the road again.  I will be attending and presenting at the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) conference in Chicago.  I will be gone Monday thru Saturday of this coming week. 

I don't expect much time to blog...except for possible "push" type FYI posts re: content posted at other blogs.....or...mobile blogging (check out the link.....it is very cool...but, of course, I tend to be a tech nerd)......

Also, I may do some Tweeting from the conference via Twitter.  My Twitter ID is @iqmobile.  The hash tag for all people who may tweet from NASP is #nasp2010.

I shall return.

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iPost: SCOTUS activity for next week

CrimProf Blog

A Member of the Law Professor Blogs Network

Info at CRIME PROF BLAWG link below

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/crimprof_blog/2010/02/next-weeks-criminal-law-and-procedure-arguments.html



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iPost: 4th World Congress on death penalty

Story at DPIC link below

http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/international-4th-world-congress-death-penalty-meets-geneva

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iPost: Perlin speaks again re various psych issues and death penalty

StanfordCLB: Audio posted of Perlin on #Brain Imaging, Mental Illness,
and the #DeathPenalty - http://tinyurl.com/y9m2dw

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iPost: MR/ID and statutory rape article

Not directly Atkins related but SSRN article about MR/ID and rape
raises similar issues. See link below

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/crimprof_blog/2010/02/nevinssaunders-on-mental-retardation-and-statutory-rape.html

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iPost: Interrogations and false confessions

At Neuroethics and Law Blog link below

http://kolber.typepad.com/ethics_law_blog/2010/02/interrogations-and-false-confessions.html

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Contemporary IQ theory and testing: FYI post at IQ's Corner

For any readers of this blog that are very interested in the contemporary CHC theory of intelligence and it's measurement via the WJ III battery, you may find a new post at ICDP's sister blog (IQ's Corner) of interest.  Click here.

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iPost: Hire lawyer and reduce DP chances

ACCADP: Hire a lawyer, escape the death penalty? new study says
hiring counsel substantially reduces the chance of death http://bit.ly/dxh44Ch

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iPost: Neuroimaging in the criminal trial process

At CrimProf blog. Yet another interesting article by Michael Perlin
(and McClain) at link below

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/crimprof_blog/2010/02/perlin-and-mcclain-on-the-role-of-neuroimaging-in-the-criminal-trial-process.html

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iPost: Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 34, Issue 1 - New Issue Alert

Wednesday, February 24 Dear Valued Customer, We are pleased to deliver your requested table of contents alert for Law and Human Behavior. Volume 34 Number 1 is now available on SpringerLink Register for Springer's email services providing you with info on the latest books in your field. ... More! In this issue: Introduction An American Psychology-Law Society Scientific Review Paper on Police Interrogation and Confession Author(s) William C. Thompson DOI 10.1007/s10979-009-9213-9 Online since January 21, 2010 Page 1 - 2 Original Article Police-Induced Confessions: Risk Factors and Recommendations Author(s) Saul M. Kassin, Steven A. Drizin, Thomas Grisso, Gisli H. Gudjonsson, Richard A. Leo & Allison D. Redlich DOI 10.1007/s10979-009-9188-6 Online since July 15, 2009 Page 3 - 38 Original Article High-Risk Interrogation: Using the "Mr. Big Technique" to Elicit Confessions Author(s) Steven M. Smith, Veronica Stinson & Marc W. Patry DOI 10.1007/s10979-009-9203-y Online since January 23, 2010 Page 39 - 40 Original Article Videotaped Interrogations and Confessions: What's Obvious in Hindsight May Not Be in Foresight Author(s) G. Daniel Lassiter DOI 10.1007/s10979-009-9202-z Online since January 20, 2010 Page 41 - 42 Original Article The Need for a Positive Psychological Approach and Collaborative Effort for Improving Practice in the Interrogation Room Author(s) Christian A. Meissner, Maria Hartwig & Melissa B. Russano DOI 10.1007/s10979-009-9205-9 Online since January 15, 2010 Page 43 - 45 Original Article Biases in Judging Victims and Suspects Whose Statements Are Inconsistent Author(s) Lindsay C. Malloy & Michael E. Lamb DOI 10.1007/s10979-009-9211-y Online since January 27, 2010 Page 46 - 48 Original Article Police-Induced Confessions, Risk Factors, and Recommendations: Looking Ahead Author(s) Saul M. Kassin, Steven A. Drizin, Thomas Grisso, Gisli H. Gudjonsson, Richard A. Leo & Allison D. Redlich DOI 10.1007/s10979-010-9217-5 Online since January 29, 2010 Page 49 - 52 Original Article Snitching, Lies and Computer Crashes: An Experimental Investigation of Secondary Confessions Author(s) Jessica K. Swanner, Denise R. Beike & Alexander T. Cole DOI 10.1007/s10979-008-9173-5 Online since March 10, 2009 Page 53 - 65 Original Article The Role of Suggestibility in Determinations of Miranda Abilities: A Study of the Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scales Author(s) Richard Rogers, Kimberly S. Harrison, Jill E. Rogstad, Kathryn A. LaFortune & Lisa L. Hazelwood DOI 10.1007/s10979-009-9186-8 Online since May 22, 2009 Page 66 - 78 Original Article Self-Reported False Confessions and False Guilty Pleas among Offenders with Mental Illness Author(s) Allison D. Redlich, Alicia Summers & Steven Hoover DOI 10.1007/s10979-009-9194-8 Online since July 31, 2009 Page 79 - 90 Request a free sample copy If you are not a current subscriber to the journal, click here to read a free sample copy online. Subscribers to a Springer publication are entitled to read the full-text articles online in SpringerLink. For registration information please contact your librarian or send us an e-mail: In the Americas: springerlink-ny@springer.com In all other countries: springerlink@springer.com Alert information

AAIDD position paper on DSM-V proposed definition of intellectual disability (ID)

Yesterday AAIDD presented its formal reaction to the DSM-V ASD and Developmental Disorders Subgroup, ID Subcommittee regarding the proposed DSM-V definition for intellectual disability (ID). The AAIDD 11th Edition Implementation Committee position paper (and recommendations) can be found by clicking here.


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Atkins Court Decisions posted: Elmore v SC, Franqui v FL, Horack v NH

Catching up on my Court Decision document backlog.  Documents related to three Atkins court decisions posted today.

Elmore v SC (2010)
Franqui v FL (2009)
Horak v NH (2010)

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iPost: Neuroscience evidence in courts?

PsychNews: How Far Should Neuroscience Evidence Go in Court Trials? http://tinyurl.com/y8c2chy
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I shall return: ICDP blog status

Regular readers of the ICDP blog may have noticed a dip in posting this past week or so.  I've needed to curtail my posting (not for a lack of material---I've been sent plenty by many--a splendor of riches) as I "rigged for silent running" (I love old B/W war submarine movies) or a deep stealth work mode.  I've been conducting lots of data analysis and writing a manuscript--an invited response to a special journal issue on the Flynn Effect.  It has consumed me.  I've also needed to maintain progress on my regular paying jobs..heck....the blogging I do does not pay any bills.  I'm overbooked.  Also, the analysis I've completed have me jazzed....and they should help psychologists and consumers of psychological reports better understand what is measured by the Wechsler "gold standard" IQ test.  Hint----"gold" may be to high an honor.  I'm anxious to share what I've been finding as I've reanalyzed a number of classic/historical and contemporary intelligence test data sets.  So much data...so little time.

But, as Douglas MacArthur once said....I SHALL RETURN!!!.  Be patient.  I've got lots of got FYIs, special briefs, cases to post, etc. in my real inbox and my mental idea inbox.

iPost: Another example of gullibility

ISIR 2009 conference papers summary

Thanks to Bob Williams for sending me a link to the papers presented at the annual 2009 ISIR (International Society for Intelligence Research) conference held this past December in Madrid, Spain.  I was unable to attend ISIR this past year and very much missed the conference----clearly the best conference re: state-of-the-art research on human intelligence.  I plan to restart my regular attendance in 2010.

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ICDP milestone: 20K page views sometime today

I just checked...and sometime today the ICDP blog surpassed the 20K page view mark.  Thanks to all who have provided support, encouragement, and especially to those who are regular readers. 



The blogmaster...Kevin McGrew

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Fwd: GoStats: weekly stats

FYI. Excellent progress on ICDP blog visibility last week. Clearly a group effort. I am deep into my FE response paper but hope to do some more posting soon

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IQ test selection could be life-or-death decision: WAIS v SB score differences in ID/MR sample

Interesting article "in press" in Intelligence that compares WAIS and Stanford Binet IQ scores (across different editions except the current SB5 and WAIS-IV) for adults with intellectual disability (ID/MR).  Although the mixing together of scores across different editions makes it impossible to make SB/WAIS-specific edition comparisons, the finding that the WAIS scores were, on the average (mean), almost 17 points higher may surprise many psychologists.  The authors discuss the real-life implications (i.e., Atkins ID death penalty decisions; eligibility for SS benefits, etc.) of different scores from different tests.  As outlined in a prior IAP AP101 special report, differences of this magnitude between different IQ tests should not be surprising. 

Silverman, W., Miezejeski, C., Ryan, R., Zigman, W., Krinsky-McHale & Urv, T. (in press).  tanford-Binet and WAIS IQ differences and their implications for adults with intellectual disability (aka mental retardation).  Intelligence.

Abstract

Stanford-Binet and Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) IQs were compared for a group of 74 adults with intellectual disability (ID). In every case, WAIS Full Scale IQ was higher than the Stanford-Binet Composite IQ, with a mean difference of 16.7 points. These differences did not appear to be due to the lower minimum possible score for the Stanford-Binet. Additional comparisons with other measures suggested that the WAIS might systematically underestimate severity of intellectual impairment. Implications of these findings are discussed regarding determination of disability status, estimating prevalence of ID, assessing dementia and aging-related cognitive declines, and diagnosis of ID in forensic cases involving a possible death penalty.

A concluding comment from the authors

Nevertheless, psychologists cannot meet their ethical obligations in these cases without knowing which test provides the most valid estimate of true intelligence. The present data for individuals with relatively higher IQs, though sparse, indicate that differences between the Stanford-Binet and WAIS IQ tests can no longer be summarily dismissed as merely reflecting the scales' different floors. When test results are informing judgments of literal life and death, any suspected uncertainty regarding the validity of outcomes must be addressed aggressively.

Article Outline

1. Method
2. Results
3. Discussion

• 3.1. Disability determinations
• 3.2. Prevalence of ID
• 3.3. Declines with aging
• 3.4. Death penalty cases
• 3.5. Conclusion

Acknowledgements
References

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iPost: Life in the balance Capital Defense Training Program

Details and links to training program at link below

http://www.probono.net/deathpenalty/news/article.297301-17th_Annual_NASAMS_Sentencing_Advocacy_Training

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iPost: Overview of Psychology and the Law

A decent overview and suggested resources at link below

http://www.all-about-forensic-psychology.com/psychology-and-law.html

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Join/follow "IQs Corner" at Facebook

I have no idea what this feature will evolve into, but I've added a Facebook badge/button to all three of my professional blogs.  If it works as intended, clicking on the badge/button should take you to the IQ's Corner Facebook Group.....which I hope it allows you to join (if you want).

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Research briefs 2-13-10: Neurscience and criminal justice

An interesting article "in press" regarding role of neuroscience in legal proceedings.

Schauer, F (in press) Neuroscience, Lie-Detection, and the law Contrary to the prevailing view, the suitability of brain-based lie-detection for courtroom or forensic use should be determined according to legal and not scientific standards.  Trends in Cognitive Sciences.

Abstract

The possibility of using neuroimaging to detect deception in legal settings has generated widespread resistance. Many neuroscientists insist the research is flawed science, containing weaknesses of reliability (the degree of accuracy), external validity (do laboratory results predict real-world outcomes), and construct validity (do studies test what they purport to test). These flaws are real, but although using neural lie-detection in non-experimental legal settings is premature, the critics are mistaken in believing that scientific standards should determine when these methods are ready for legal use. Law's goals differ from science's, and the legal suitability of neural lie-detection depends on legal standards and not those determining what good science is.

Article Outline

The current debate
Challenging the challengers
The standards for the use of science in law cannot be derived from science alone
Acknowledgements
References

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Psychology and the Law symposium @ Eastern Psychological Association, March 5-6

The associations web page can be found here.

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iPost: Death and Texas

Thanks to SLP for post about NYT book review of "An autobiography of
an execution" at link below

http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/2010/02/death-and-texas.html

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Critque of proposed DSM5 intellectual disability criteria: Guest post by Dr. Dale Watson

Without question, the DSM-5 Proposed Draft Revision document has been generating considerable chatter among psychologists.  With regard to Atkins cases, the proposed definition of intellectual disability (ID) is no exception....emails and listservs have been busy debating and critiquing the ID proposed criteria. 

Dr. Dale Watson has set out a well-written set of concerns and issues in the guest blog post below---which is reproduced "as is" from Dr. Watson.  Kudos to Dale for providing ICDP with his perspective.

Dr. Dale Watson's critique of the proposed DSM-V ID criteria follows:

The DSM-5 Proposed Draft Revisions to the Criterion sets for Mental Disorders have recently become available.  The proposed criteria for the diagnosis of Intellectual Disability retain the three-pronged model of diagnosis used by both the DSM-IV and the AAIDD.  However, the revised language, though more precise in some ways, is also potentially problematic for a number of reasons and requires further clarification.  The following critique outlines concerns regarding the revised language and is a request for further clarification and/or specificity in the diagnostic language.

The first prong of the revision appears initially to improve the specificity of the IQ requirements stating, “Current intellectual deficits of two or more standard deviations below the population mean, which generally translates into performance in the lowest 3% of a person’s age and cultural group, or an IQ of 70 or below.”  Certainly using “standard deviations below the population mean” adds a degree of precision and perhaps allows for consideration of “Flynn Effect” changes in the population mean.  However, in an Atkins context, this language also appears to foreclose sole reliance on historical test scores in establishing the diagnosis in that it requires “current intellectual deficits.”  In addition, by eliminating the DSM-IV “IQ of approximately 70 or below” there must be some concern that this proposal establishes a “bright-line” cutoff of “70 or below” for the diagnosis of an Intellectual Disability.  Despite the rationale provided by the Work Group that the proposed criteria add “rigor to wording regarding psychometrics [with] (no change in cut –off)” one must be concerned that this is, in effect, a change in the cutoff.  In justifying the changes in the coding procedure, the rationale indicates, “Inaccuracy of testing no longer a factor.”  Does this mean that eliminating the word “approximately,” as used in DSM-IV and by the AAIDD, also eliminates consideration of the Standard Error of Measurement?  Does this mean, as is the practice in a number of death-penalty states, that it is no longer “possible to diagnose Mental Retardation with IQ scores between 71 and 75…”  (DSM-IV, p. 48).  If that were the case, the proposed criteria would not be consistent with clinical practice nor would it, by ignoring the standard error or measurement, be “adding [psychometric] rigor.”

The revision language also acknowledges the importance of cultural sensitivity, which, on the face of it, should not be objectionable.  However, by stating that the IQ requirement “translates into performance in the lowest 3% of a person’s age and cultural group…” there is a risk that this will be used as a rationale to establish subgroup norms rather than relying, as indicated, on the “population mean.”  Certainly we have seen attempts by some psychologists to use membership in a presumed cultural group to inflate IQ scores thus making legitimately intellectually disabled individuals eligible for the death penalty.  These attempts have included the use of Heaton’s WAIS-III demographically adjusted norms and what have been termed “IQ-Quality” scores, both of which inflate the obtained IQ scores based upon subgroup membership to establish that individuals do not have an Intellectual Disability.  IQs, by definition, must reference population rather than subgroup standards.

There is also either ambiguity or a substantially increased demand for deficits in adaptive function, in the proposed language for the second prong of the diagnosis.  The proposed criteria require:

 [C]oncurrent deficits in at least two domains of adaptive functioning of at least two or more standard deviations, which generally translates into performance in the lowest 3 % of a person’s age and cultural group, or standard scores of 70 or below.  This should be measured with individualized, standardized, culturally appropriate, psychometrically sound measures.  Adaptive behavior domains typically include:

• Conceptual skills (communication, language, time, money, academic)
• Social skills (interpersonal skills, social responsibility, recreation, friendships)
• Practical skills (daily living skills, work, travel).
  

The ambiguity arises when one considers what is meant by a “domain.”  DSM-IV required deficits in at least two “areas” (similar to what appear to be sub-domains above).  In contrast, AAIDD has rightfully relied upon, based on factor analytic studies and the work of Stephen Greenspan, deficits in the domains of Conceptual, Social and Practical skills.  However, the AAIDD requires adaptive function deficits in only one as opposed to two domains.  The current AAIDD manual operationally defines significant limitations in adaptive behavior as “performance that is approximately two standard deviations below the mean of either (a) one of the following three types of adaptive behavior: conceptual, social, or practical or (b) an overall score on a standardized measure of conceptual, social, or practical skills.  The assessment instrument’s standard error of measurement must be considered when interpreting the individual’s obtained scores” p. 43.  The impact of requiring deficits in two of the three domains, as apparently required by the proposed criteria, has long been recognized.  For example, The 2002 AAMR Mental Retardation: Definition, Classification, and Systems of Supports manual described the impact that requiring deficits in two or more of the three domains would have on the prevalence of intellectual disabilities:

…the probability of a person having significant deficits (2 SDs below the mean) in two or in all three domains of adaptive behavior is extremely low compared to the probability of scoring two standard deviations or below on only one domain.  In fact, simulation studies have demonstrated that the probability of a person scoring two standard deviations below the mean on more than one domain would be so low that almost no one with an IQ in the upper mental retardation range would be identified as having mental retardation (K.F. Widaman, personal communication, November 9, 2001) (p. 78).

The proposed DSM-5 language, rather than having “Consistency with AAIDD practices,” as stated in the rationale, appears to fly in the face of those standards and would insure that “almost no one with an IQ in the upper mental retardation range would be identified as having” an intellectual disability.  In addition, by failing to note the importance of considering the “instrument’s standard error of measurement” the proposed criteria once again suggests a “bright-line” cut-off for both the intellectual and adaptive functioning requirements.  Effectively, and contrary to the stated rationale, these proposals represent changes in the cutoff scores.  In an attempt to establish unambiguous criteria for the intellectual and adaptive behavior diagnostic prongs the proposed language ignores a fundamental understanding of the nature of test scores, i.e., that some degree of imprecision is inherent.

The practical impact of these proposed criteria within a clinical context would be to reduce the number of individuals diagnosed with an Intellectual Disability.  Within an Atkins context, these changes would make more individuals eligible for the death penalty.

The Work Groups for DSM-5 are soliciting comments upon the proposed diagnostic criteria until April 20, 1010 at www.dsm5.org.  I would urge anyone with concerns regarding the criteria to submit their comments.

Dale G. Watson, Ph.D.
Clinical and Forensic Neuropsychologist
watson.dale@comcast.net

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iPost: ProCon.org summary of cost of DP v LWP

procon_org: Does the death penalty cost less than life in prison
without parole?
http://deathpenalty.procon.org/viewanswers.asp?questionID=001000

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iPost: Quantitative analysis of judging

At LTB link below

http://lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheory/2010/02/tamanaha-on-quantitative-studies-of-judging-rule-of-law-baselines.html

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DSM-5: Proposed draft revisions: Intellectual Disability

The Proposed Draft Revisions to DSM-5 are now available on line.  MR/ID is described as the following:

Intellectual Disability

A. Current intellectual deficits of two or more standard deviations below the population mean, which generally translates into performance in the lowest 3% of a person's age and cultural group, or an IQ of 70 or below. This should be measured with an individualized, standardized, culturally appropriate, psychometrically sound measure.

B. And concurrent deficits in at least two domains of adaptive functioning of at least two or more standard deviations, which generally translates into performance in the lowest 3 % of a person's age and cultural group, or standard scores of 70 or below. This should be measured with individualized, standardized, culturally appropriate, psychometrically sound measures. Adaptive behavior domains typically include:

• Conceptual skills (communication, language, time, money, academic)
• Social skills (interpersonal skills, social responsibility, recreation, friendships)
• Practical skills (daily living skills, work, travel)

C. With onset during the developmental period.

Code no longer based on IQ level.

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Dissertation dish: WISC-IV and WAIS-IV research dissertations during last 5 years

I ran a search of the ProQuest Digital Dissertation Database in search of studies involving the most recent versions of the WAIS-IV and WISC-IV.  I found nothing for the WAIS-IV but did find the following for the WISC-IV.  Click here for a PDF file that also includes the abstracts.

Adolescents with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: WISC-IV working memory and processing speed indices
Largotta, Danielle.  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009.  Section 0287, Part 0633 71 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- New Jersey: Fairleigh Dickinson University; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3371366.   

Examining the relationship between the WISC-IV, the OLSAT-7, and the EQAO achievement test
Duncan, Amanda Lynn.  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009.  Section 1100, Part 0632 81 pages; [M.A. dissertation].Canada: Laurentian University (Canada); 2009. Publication Number: AAT MR48862.

The relationship between visual-spatial reasoning ability and math and geometry problem-solving
Markey, Sean M..  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009.  Section 0950, Part 0633 75 pages; [Ed.D. dissertation].United States -- Massachusetts: American International College; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3385692.   

The relationship between executive functioning and attention in a clinically referred pediatric sample
Hines, Lindsay.  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009.  Section 1191, Part 0622 89 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Florida: Nova Southeastern University; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3368971.   

The value of IQ scores in detecting reading patterns in younger and older elementary aged children referred for learning difficulties
Herman, Gayle Striar.  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009.  Section 0483, Part 0633 227 pages; [Psy.D. dissertation].United States -- New York: Pace University; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3358196.

Validation of abbreviated forms of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children---Fourth Edition specific for mentally retarded & low functioning populations
Kurtyka, Jonathan R..  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009.  Section 0287, Part 0622 104 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- New Jersey: Fairleigh Dickinson University; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3365022.

An examination of the effects of stimulant medication on the IQ test performance of children with AD/HD
Adams, Jennifer S..  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008.  Section 0154, Part 0622 118 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- North Carolina: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; 2008. Publication Number: AAT 3338759.   

Cerebral asymmetry, working memory, and verbal-performance IQ differences, as predictors of disruptive behavior levels among child and adolescent psychiatric patients
Yokoyama, Youko.  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008.  Section 1435, Part 0622 119 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- California: Alliant International University, Fresno; 2008. Publication Number: AAT 3335272.

Evaluation of attention and executive control within a model of Gf-Gc cognitive functioning
Scheller, Adam C..  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008.  Section 0067, Part 0632 121 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Pennsylvania: Duquesne University; 2008. Publication Number: AAT 3322182.

Executive functioning in the presence of sleep disordered breathing
Sutton, Amy M..  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008.  Section 0079, Part 0622 85 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Georgia: Georgia State University; 2008. Publication Number: AAT 3301012.

Maximizing resources to gain information about clients: Profile analysis, Configural Frequency Analysis, and the WISC-IV
Wakkinen, Howard B..  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008.  Section 0161, Part 0633 190 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Colorado: University of Northern Colorado; 2008. Publication Number: AAT 3322469.   

Resilience, social competence, and intelligence in children
Sanders, Angela C..  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008.  Section 1009, Part 0622  [Psy.D. dissertation].United States -- Wisconsin: Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology, Inc.; 2008. Publication Number: AAT 0820405.

The relationship between aspects of cognitive functioning and academic skills in a clinically referred population
Garcia, Jessica.  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008.  Section 1191, Part 0622 86 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Florida: Nova Southeastern University; 2008. Publication Number: AAT 3325542.   

The validation of a measure of competency in the use of psychological assessment in career counseling: A Piagetian framework
Etheridge, Roy L..  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008.  Section 0071, Part 0519 116 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Florida: The Florida State University; 2008. Publication Number: AAT 3340711.

Visual-spatial processing and mathematics achievement: The predictive ability of the visual-spatial measures of the Stanford-Binet intelligence scales, Fifth Edition and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition
Clifford, Eldon.  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008.  Section 0203, Part 0525 195 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- South Dakota: University of South Dakota; 2008. Publication Number: AAT 3351188.   

A preliminary study of WISC-IV and WAIS-III IQ scores for students with extremely low cognitive functioning
Bresnahan, Joseph A..  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2007.  Section 0287, Part 0529 68 pages; [Psy.D. dissertation].United States -- New Jersey: Fairleigh Dickinson University; 2007. Publication Number: AAT 3284746.

Cognitive processing in children and adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Assessing alternative measures in predicting adaptive behavior
Odishaw, Janine Danielle.  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2007.  Section 0351, Part 0622 186 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].Canada: University of Alberta (Canada); 2007. Publication Number: AAT NR33040.   

Cognitive deficits associated with childhood depression: Patterns of performance on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children: Fourth Edition
Sweitzer, Shannon Taich.  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2007.  Section 0225, Part 0622 85 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Pennsylvania: Temple University; 2007. Publication Number: AAT 3268215.

Cognitive profiles of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Schwebach, Adam J..  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2007.  Section 0240, Part 0622 91 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Utah: The University of Utah; 2007. Publication Number: AAT 3255572.   

Comparative study of the Working Memory Scales of the WISC-IV and SB5 in referred students
Abbott, Erica N..  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2007.  Section 0817, Part 0525 31 pages; [Ed.S. dissertation].United States -- West Virginia: Marshall University; 2007. Publication Number: AAT 1448545.

Empirically supported interpretation of the WISC-IV: A commonality analysis approach
Underwood, Jennifer E..  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2007.  Section 0543, Part 0288 98 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Minnesota: Walden University; 2007. Publication Number: AAT 3288764.

Estimation of premorbid intellectual abilities in children with traumatic brain injury
Malec, Tara.  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2007.  Section 1351, Part 0622 83 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Minnesota: Capella University; 2007. Publication Number: AAT 3263170.   

Existing practice and proposed changes in cognitive assessment of Utah students identified as deaf and hard of hearing
Voorhies, Leah.  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2007.  Section 0022, Part 0288 79 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Utah: Brigham Young University; 2007. Publication Number: AAT 3293984.   

Gender differences for children and adults in cognitive, academic, visual-motor, emotional and behavioural functioning in a clinic-referred population
Gowers, Aspen.  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2007.  Section 0351, Part 0519 163 pages; [M.Ed. dissertation].Canada: University of Alberta (Canada); 2007. Publication Number: AAT MR29905.   

Neuropsychological and behavioral correlates of prenatal cocaine exposure in boys with severe psychopathology
Wagreich, Michele.  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2007.  Section 0198, Part 0317 124 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- New York: Long Island University, The Brooklyn Center; 2007. Publication Number: AAT 3285797.   

The impact of relaxation training on cognition and academic ability
Fernandez, Miguel Richardo.  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2007.  Section 1443, Part 0622 90 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Arizona: Northcentral University; 2007. Publication Number: AAT 3252087.   

The psychometric profile of adolescent Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Sherlin, Leslie H..  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2007.  Section 1351, Part 0620 69 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Minnesota: Capella University; 2007. Publication Number: AAT 3288699.

Transfer of learning in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
McInerney, Robert John.  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2007.  Section 0244, Part 0622 121 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].Canada: University of Victoria (Canada); 2007. Publication Number: AAT NR28286.   

A comparison of the WISC-IV and COMIT results and the influence of intelligence, age, and gender on the COMIT performance scores
Bailey, Craig O..  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2006.  Section 1351, Part 0632 81 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Minnesota: Capella University; 2006. Publication Number: AAT 3199316.   

Comparison of the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (K-BIT) and the Wechsler scale for children (WISC-IV) with referred students
York, Jennifer.  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2006.  Section 0817, Part 0622 16 pages; [Ed.S. dissertation].United States -- West Virginia: Marshall University; 2006. Publication Number: AAT 1434510.

Correlations between the WISC-IV, SB: V, and the WJ-III Tests of achievement. Which has a better relationship with reading achievement?
Campbell, Krystal.  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2006.  Section 0817, Part 0288 17 pages; [Ed.S. dissertation].United States -- West Virginia: Marshall University; 2006. Publication Number: AAT 1434477.

Is the GAI a good short form of the WISC-IV?
Scott, Kimberly A..  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2006.  Section 0817, Part 0633 16 pages; [Ed.S. dissertation].United States -- West Virginia: Marshall University; 2006. Publication Number: AAT 1434505.

Social Stories: Mechanisms of effectiveness in increasing social skills, social skill comprehension, generalization and maintenance of newly acquired skills in school-aged children diagnosed with autism
Quirmbach, Linda Melissa.  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2006.  Section 1389, Part 0620 260 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- California: Alliant International University, San Diego; 2006. Publication Number: AAT 3227685.

The Test of Auditory Processing Skills-Third Edition (TAPS-3): Validity analyses and reconceptualization based on the Cattell-Horn-Carroll model of cognitive abilities
Edwards, Kellie Murphy.  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2006.  Section 0012, Part 0622 84 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Alabama: Auburn University; 2006. Publication Number: AAT 3245465.

The identification of gifted students with spatial strengths: An exploratory study
Mann, Rebecca Lyn.  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2005.  Section 0056, Part 0529 84 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Connecticut: The University of Connecticut; 2005. Publication Number: AAT 3180228.

Validity of WISC-IV and CTONI: Interpretation of IQ scores for students classified educable mentally disabled
Launey, Kathryn.  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2005.  Section 0543, Part 0632 118 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Minnesota: Walden University; 2005. Publication Number: AAT 3169043.

Adolescents with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: WISC-IV working memory and processing speed indices
Largotta, Danielle.  Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009.  Section 0287, Part 0633 71 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- New Jersey: Fairleigh Dickinson University; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3371366.

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