Quick Test IQs were compared for a sample of 73 newly admitted male patients and a random sample of 50 male patients in a maximum security psychiatric population. There appeared to be no difference between these two samples. Given the high degree of correlation between the WAIS and the Quick Test for this population, the Quick Test may be used as an efficient screening device for intellectual ability.
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