IQs obtained on a group intelligence test (Lorge-Thorndike Intelligence Test) were compared with those obtained on an individual intelligence test (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children) for 20 disturbed children. While the correlation between the scores was .81, the mean IQs were significantly different (93 vs 108), group test tending to give much lower IQs.
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