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Showing papers by "Carol A. Prescott published in 1992"


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TL;DR: This paper describes some mathematical and statistical models based on structural equation modeling (SEM) using computer programs like LISREL and uses a latent variable path model to examine the organization of intellectual abilities measured by the WAIS-R in the standardization sample.
Abstract: In this paper we describe some mathematical and statistical models based on structural equation modeling (SEM) using computer programs like LISREL. We focus on SEM methodology for the simultaneous examination of the internal validity of psychological constructs and the external validity represented by age relations. To illustrate these ideas we use a latent variable path model to examine the organization of intellectual abilities measured by the WAIS-R in the standardization sample. We also examine different ways in which age can be used to structure this organization. This is primarily a methodological paper, but we try to integrate conceptual principles of modeling with some substantive issues of research on the psychology of aging.

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