Analysis of the performance of 48 disadvantaged preschool children on the Goodenough-Harris and the WPPSI showed that both tests yielded IQ estimates below the respective norm groups for both instruments. Goodenough-Harris IQs were in the dull-normal range, while WPPSI IQs were in the normal range. The Man and Woman scales were not equivalent measures and neither appeared to be an adequate predictor of WPPSI IQ levels.
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