| Abstract: | 20 children with at least a 25-point difference between the WISC Verbal and Performance IQs (in either direction) were compared with 20 matched control Ss from the same hospital population. The criterion Ss with Verbal IQs at least 25 points higher than Performance IQs had significantly more medical diagnoses of brain damage, more pathological signs on neurological examinations, more abnormal electroencephalograms, and poorer performance on many psychological tests sensitive to brain damage. Those children with Performance IQs that were 25 points or more higher than Verbal IQs were found not to differ from their controls on any of the brain-injury indicators. A 35-variable correlation matrix was computed. The Lincoln-Oseretsky Motor Development Scale raw scores correlated -7.6 with the neurological examination ratings. (25 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
