Behavioral correlates of WAIS profile patterns: an exploratory study.

To assess the feasibility of both an empirical derivation of WAIS subtest patterns and an actuarial assignment of behavioral descriptions to these patterns, 11 potential patterns were delineated. Three of these were studied in depth, and one of these was the focus of this report. The derivation and cross validation groups of this one pattern displayed highly similar WAIS scores on all 11 subtests, but differences between the groups in age, marital status, and some output descriptors were noted. These results were explained in terms of age acting as a moderator variable. In general, the results suggest that patterns of WAIS subtest scores can be identified and that these can be reliably associated with specific behavioral descriptors.