Relationship of education and IQ in the WAIS--R standardization sample

Joseph D. Matarazzo; David O. Herman

doi:10.1037/0022-006X.52.4.631

Relationship of education and IQ in the WAIS--R standardization sample

Joseph D. Matarazzo, David O. Herman

Behavioral Neuroscience

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Abstract

Analyzed years of schooling as compared to WAIS--R scores in each of the 1,880 Ss used to standardize the test. Results show a progressive increase in mean Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) from individuals who completed 8 or fewer years of education (FSIQ = 86.4) to individuals who completed 9-21 yrs (FSIQ = 96.4), 12 yrs (FSIQ = 100.1), 13-25 yrs (FSIQ = 107.4) and 16 or more years of education (FSIQ = 115.3). In a further analysis, 600 16-24 yr old Ss included in the sample were excluded because they had not yet completed their education. Results show that the correlation between education and FSIQ was .63 for 500 24-44 yr old Ss and .62 for 730 45-74 yr old Ss. It is suggested that when other information is available, years of schooling may be used in clinical neuropsychological practice as a rough estimate of premorbid WAIS--R IQ. (5 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	631-634
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Volume	52
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.52.4.631
State	Published - Aug 1 1984

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WAIS-R scores, 16-74 yr olds in standardization sample, implications for clinical neuropsychology
yrs of schooling &

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Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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