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A Comparison Of The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised With The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised, Cynthia Burris
A Comparison Of The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised With The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised, Cynthia Burris
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The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT), a receptive vocabulary measure, and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), a measure of general intelligence, have been two tests widely used by educators and psychologists, respectively. In addition to being used as a measure of receptive vocabulary, the PPVT was frequently used as a measure of intelligence. While the authors of the PPVT established IQ scores, this use of the PPVT frequently brought criticism from professional psychologists who felt that the test was not comprehensive enough to be used as a measure of general intelligence. The PPVT was revised in 1981, and the …