The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) Picture Arrangement (PA) subtest has often been assumed to be a measure of social intelligence. The present study compared WISC PA performance and performance on a verbal conditioning task (production of plural nouns) as a measure of social intelligence. Four groups, high and low PA with reinforcement, and high and low PA without reinforcement, were compared on production of plural nouns over two consecutive four-minute periods. The four groups did not differ significantly in the production of plural nouns. The present study, using verbal conditionability as a measure of social intelligence, found no evidence to support the assumption that WISC PA performance is a measure of social intelligence in children.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc503947 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Jester, Charles Franklin |
| Contributors | Gabet, Yvonne H., Rollins, Forrest L., Harrell, Ernest H. |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iv, 29 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Jester, Charles Franklin, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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