Canadian items for the WAIS--R information subtest.

Administered the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale—Revised (WAIS—R), plus Canadian replacement items for biased US items in the Information subtest, to 3 subgroups of the Canadian population (84 17–70 yr old psychiatric patients, 40 16–59 yr old forensic clients, and 20 university undergraduates). It was contended that when the 10 US items are used while testing Canadian population subgroups a cultural bias occurs. Seven acceptable substitute items were identified for all 3 subgroups. Three acceptable substitute items identified by M. S. Crawford and D. P. Boer (see record 1986-00124-001) were found unacceptable by the more stringent rank-order criteria used in this study. Methodological problems with the chi-square were found, suggesting the primary importance of the rank-order statistic in determining appropriateness of original and replacement items. Conceptual agreement with the need for WAIS—R Canadian norms was noted. (French abstract) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)