In a group of 97 male chronic alcoholics and other addicts (M age 37.7 yr., SD = 12.5), scores on the Raven's Matrices and on a multiple choice version of the WAIS Vocabulary subtest were significantly related to scores on the Masculinity-Femininity Scale of the MMPI: higher scorers on the scale had better intellectual skills.
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