Collected responses from 1,467 normal midwestern adults to develop contemporary norms for the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. In general, responses yielded higher mean scores than the original standardization group, suggesting a more conservative approach to profile interpretation. (JAC)

The author discusses conclusions presented in two artcles by H. Vance et al. titled "Determining WISC-R (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised) Profiles for Reading Disabled Children" and "Developing Remedial Hypotheses from Ability Profiles." The validity of five distinct WISC-R profiles for reading disabled…

The authors reply to M. Miller's concerns regarding their work on Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) profiles for reading disabled children. Among the criticisms addressed are those dealing with subject sampling, Ss not fitting into the five WISC-R profiles, and factor analysis procedures used. (SBH)

The author responds to rebuttals by F. Wallbrown et al. regarding criticisms of their research on Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) profiles of reading disabled children. (SBH)

Explored the appropriateness of using the Dyadic Adjustment Scale's norming criteria to assess level of marital adjustment among a subgroup of Mexican Americans (N=39) and identified intragroup response variability. Results indicated significant differences in scores and intragroup differences between husbands and wives and United States born and…

One hundred younger, middle-aged, and older psychiatric inpatients were compared on the basic 13 MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) scales and 77 MMPI Subscales. Older patients tended to respond more conservatively to these scales, to show less pathology, and to endorse fewer subtle/obvious items than the other age groups.…

Provides initial information on the relationship of the Shipley-WAIS Conversion scores to the WAIS-R (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale). Results support the need for new conversion norms for Shipley to WAIS-R scores. The old Shipley to WAIS conversion scores overestimated the WAIS-R scores, particularly among lower-functioning inmates.…

Obtained developmental norms for the Sentence Repetition Test from children (N=1,081) ranging in age from three to 13 years. Utilized a substanially larger number of children in each age group than previous reports. (Author/LLL)

Arguments requiring separate deaf norms are evaluated with data describing deaf and hearing children's performances on nonverbal intelligence tests. The issue of which norms a psychologist should select for scoring Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (Revised) Performance Scale protocols is discussed with reference to the impact that deaf and…

Includes two articles regarding scoring for Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory scales. Comments on the advisability of utilizing normalized T scores (Hsu), and addresses these objections from a theoretical standpoint and in the context of responses from a new reference sample (Colligan, Osborne, and Offord). (LLL)

Secondary schools have been made the scapegoat for the decline in students' Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT) scores. The responsibility rests on colleges and universities to upgrade their admission standards. (MLF)

Analyzes two methods of testing group differences of a latent variable: group code analysis and structured means analysis. Describes these methods in terms of conceptual representation, unique underlying assumptions, and relative merits and limitations; points toward methodological extensions beyond this two-sample case. (RJM)

Administered Woodcock Language Proficiency Battery (WLPB) to 18 learning-disabled adolescents from culturally variant population in rural southern Louisiana and to matched group of normal achievers. Found group status to have significant effect on cluster scores. Results suggest that WLPB may be useful for culturally diverse students when…

Personality scores were used to construct three databases of global norms. The composition of the three databases varied according to percentage of cases by global region, occupational group, applicant status, and gender of the job candidate. Comparison of personality scores across the three norms databases revealed that the magnitude of the…