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Comparison of the 1960 and 1972 revisions of the Stanford Binet LM

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Comparison of the 1960 and 1972 revisions of the Stanford Binet LM shows mean differences of approximately 10 points in favor of the 1960 norms for ages 2–5. This difference declines to 1–3 points in the 8-to 12-year range. From ages 13 to 18 the discrepancy steadily increases again to a maximum of 9 points at age 18. Separate analyses for three levels of IQ (80, 100, 120) show similar results except for the 13-to 18-year range, where larger discrepancies are associated with higher levels of IQ. Although the 1972 revision represents a definite improvement over the earlier form, the 1972 restandardization procedures reveal notable deficiencies which cause it to compare unfavorably with the McCarthy Scales and the WISC as measures of intellectual functioning in young children.

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  1. Department of Psychology, California State University, Los Angeles, California

    R. G. Holroyd (Assistant Professor)

  2. Department of Social Sciences, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California

    James Bickley (Assistant Professor)

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Received B.A. from University of Maryland in 1958, M.A. from University of Maryland in 1959, and Ph.D. from University of Minnesota in 1964. Consultant in the Section of Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic, 1963–1966, and Staff Psychologist, Rochester (Minn.) State Hospital, 1966–1969. Professional research interests are assessment of intelligence, heritability of intelligence, and statistics, theory of measurement.

Received B.A. from California State University, Los Angeles, in 1971, and M.A. from California State University, Los Angeles, in 1973. Professional research interests are cognitive development and change in adolescence and small group communication.

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Holroyd, R.G., Bickley, J. Comparison of the 1960 and 1972 revisions of the Stanford Binet LM. J Youth Adolescence 5, 101–104 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01537087

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