A comparison of sex differences on the Scottish and American standardisation samples of the WISC-R
Personality and Individual DifferencesPublished 1 January 1991
Richard Lynn, Gerry Mulhern
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Abstract
Sex differences in the Scottish standardisation sample of the WISC-R are analysed and compared with those in the American standardisation sample. The two data sets showed virtually identical sex differences. Boys obtained higher means on the Full Scale IQ and the Verbal and Visuospatial factors, while girls obtained a higher mean on the Memory factor. The sex differences were not greater in older children as compared with younger. Boys tended to show greater variabilities.
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