Digit Span and Alpha Frequency: A Cross-Validation
- Author(s):
- Saunders, David R.
- Publication Year:
- 1960
- Report Number:
- RB-60-03
- Source:
- ETS Research Bulletin
- Document Type:
- Report
- Page Count:
- 5
- Subject/Key Words:
- Intelligence Tests, Neurological Impairments, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), Digit Span Tasks, Electroencephalograph
Abstract
Evidence is adduced supporting two propositions involving the relation of individual Wechsler subtest scores to "normal level." (1) Brain-damaged subjects perform on Digit Symbol at least 2 WTS points below their apparent normal level. (2) A positive relation exists between the difference score, Digit Span minus normal level, and the frequency of the occipital EEG for non-brain-damaged subjects.
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