Browsing Retrospective theses by Advisor "Thompson, Anthony P."
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Administration error in presenting the WAIS-R blocks : evaluation of an extreme departure
(1992)This study examined block presentation on the Block Design subtest of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised. The standardized procedure dictates that a variety of sides be shown and that the red/white side be ... -
Assessment of psychiatric attitudes
(1989)The assessment of psychiatric attitudes has been inconsistent over the years despite considerable evidence of the important role which they play in the efficacy of intervention with psychiatric illness. The development of ... -
Comparability of the WAIS-R and WISC-III with 16 year old normals
(1994)The comparability, equivalence, and parallelism of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Revised (WAIS-R) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Third Edition (WISCIII) was compared using 16 year old youth. ... -
Comparison of group and individual approaches : to the cognitive-behavioral treatment of bulimia
(1987)The current study is a comparative investigation of two treatment approaches to the eating disorder bulimia, A cognitive-behavioral group therapy approach was compared to a cognitive-behavioral individual psychotherapy ... -
Comparison of risk factors and criminogenic need among incarcerated young offender, probationary young offender and non offender samples
(1995)This research examined some of the risk/need factors that discriminate offending from non-offending youth employing three groups of adolescents at different points on the crime continuum. Non-offenders (n=30), probationary ... -
Counsellor response modes, counsellor intentions, and client reactions at four levels of counsellor experience and training
(1994)This study examined counsellor verbal responses, intentions, and client reactions for counsellors of four levels of experience and training. Five students at the first year Master level, five students at the second year ... -
Evaluation of the efficacy off a compu-check-form for reducing computational and clerical errors on WAIS-R protocols
(1993)A systematic procedure for checking computational and clerical components of scoring (Compu-Check-Form; CCF) was developed and evaluated for the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Revised (WAIS-R; Wechsler, 1981). Senior ... -
Investigation of change/stability in WAIS-R scores for 16 year olds over an 18 month period
(1992)This study used a test-retest paradigm to investigate change/stability in Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised scores of 16 and 17 year olds. Both short (3 month) and long (18 month) retest intervals were investigated ... -
Psychometric properties of an Icelandic translation of the Basic Personality Inventory
(1992)This study investigated the psychometric properties of an Icelandic translation of the Basic Personality Inventory (BPI), using a sample of 609 Icelandic teenagers. The translation procedure is described thoroughly in ... -
Two-and four-subtest short forms of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - revised : a comparative study with normals
(1994)The concurrent validity of WAIS-R short forms was evaluated in a sample of normal subjects. The accuracy of short form IQ estimates from a standard administration was compared with the accuracy of an IQ estimate when ... -
Validity of the K-Bit and a WISC-III short form with a sample of adolescent young offenders
(1995)The present study investigated the concurrent validity and testretest reliability of the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (K-BIT; Kaufman & Kaufman, 1990) by comparing it to the full scale administration of the Wechsler ... -
Young offender recidivism over a 28-month follow-up period
(1992)This follow-up study investigated 81 former young offenders of the Thunder Bay Youth Centre to determine the rate of recidivism and to evaluate predictor variables. Correctional records were used and both a liberal and ...
