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To 137 white and 110 Negro veterans, of comparable age level but differing significantly in education, the Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale (WBII) was given. The Negro veterans scored lower on all subtests but scored significantly higher than the whites on the Digit Span which requires a good memory and attention. It is interesting to note that the Negroes, despite their lower educational levels, scored higher (contrary to expectations) on the Verbal than the Performance parts of the scale. Negro (and white) Ss also showed larger differences on Performance than on Verbal scales. Negro Ss exhibited greater difficulties on Information which is “white oriented” and requires more schooling. The Negro Ss also experienced difficulties with pictorial perception. The influence of culture and environment upon intelligence measured by such tests as this is great. Comparisons of racial groups based solely on intelligence tests scores should be treated with caution.

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Cultural Differences as Reflected in Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence (WBII) Test

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