High correlations were obtained between WAIS and WAIS—R scores for an outpatient clinic sample tested and retested over extended periods. While the WAIS—R scores were generally lower than the WAIS values, the decrements were slight, suggesting that a previously administered WAIS can serve as a good estimate of what might be obtained from a second administration of the WAIS—R for this type of sample.
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