Full-Range Picture Vocabulary Test Research Articles

Use and Evaluation of Full-Range Picture Vocabulary Test: Partial Summary through March, 1976: I. Published Papers

88 substantial references to the Full-Range Picture Vocabulary Test are listed, originating from a literature search and replies to letters sent to 5, 142 users of record.

Use and Evaluation of Full-Range Picture Vocabulary Test: Partial Summary through March, 1976: II. Reviews, Theses, Reports at Meetings

40 references to reviews, theses, and reports given at meetings of the Full-Range Picture Vocabulary Test are listed, originating from a literature search and replies to letters sent to 5,142 users of record.

Sensory and perceptual functions in the cerebral palsied. 3. Some visual perceptual relationships.

The relationships between specific aspects of peripheral ocular defects and perceptual deficits were investigated in a cerebral palsied population. The groups included 60 spastics, 60 athetoids and a control group of 60 non-neurologically impaired subjects. Subjects were equally grouped in age ranges of 7 to 9, 10 to 12, 13 to 15, 16 to 18 and 19 to 21. Sexes were equally represented. The visual system evaluation included measures of refractive error, amblyopia, binocular fusion, muscle balance, rotational abnormalities, visual acuity, visual fields, examination of the cornea and lens for opacification, and checking of the optic nerve, retinal vessels and macula for disease. The sensory and perceptual tests included somatosensory measures, stereognosis, depth perception, limb localization, cross-modality pattern discrimination and concept formation. An estimate of intelligence was obtained by administering the non verbal Full Range Picture Vocabulary Test. Our findings suggest that cerebral palsied children and young adults vary greatly in the nature and extent of their visual system defects and that those who are identified as spastics show qualitatively and quantitatively more defects than the athetoids. The pattern of significant correlations between visual and perceptual deficits differs for the spastic and athetoid groups, perhaps reflecting the presumed differences in loci of central nervous system damage. The correlations between performance on limb localization and specific visual defects are consistent with Luria's postulation of sensory analyzers, in this instance, the visual kinesthetic analyzer.

Correlations of scores on Full-Range Picture Vocabulary Test, three measures of creativity, SAT scores, and age.

For 98 college students responses on the Full-Range Picture Vocabulary Test correlated low to moderately with 3 measures of creativity, SAT scores and age as would he predicted.

Comparison of FRPVT, SAT, Equalitarianism, and creativity in college students.

Scores on Forms A and B of the Full-Range Picture Vocabulary Test (FRPVT; Ammons & Ammons, 1948) were correlated with scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) , Equalirarianism Forms A and B from Psychology Today (Tavris, 1971), and the Preconscious Activity Scale2 for 98 undergraduate students at a southern state university. SAT scores were available from the Registrar for 50 Ss who took the test in the 12th grade and for 51 Ss in the 11th grade. Fifty Ss took the Preconscious Activity Scale, 25 Form A, Equalitarianism, and 23 Form B, Equalitarianism.

Intercorrelations between some body image measures.

Summary The relationships between four body image measures were investigated, using 42 hospitalized male chronic schizophrenics. The measures were: (a) the adjustable body distorting mirror; (b) body cathexis-self-cathexis scale; (c) barrier and penetration scores on the Rorschach inkblot test; and (d) Body Experience Questionnaire. The Ammons Full Range Picture Vocabulary Test was also administered. Some significant correlations were found. However, the results indicated a general lack of correlation between the different measures of body image. It was suggested that a “unitary body image construct” position was not supported by the results of this study. It was also suggested that future investigations focus on exploring the parameters of body image.

A Group, English-Language Vocabulary Knowledge Test Derived from the Ammons Full-Range Picture Vocabulary Test

The article described the construction of a group vocabulary test derived from the Full-Range Picture Vocabulary Test for use in a major study of students in a large school system. The adaption resulted from the need for a vocabulary comprehension test which had a fixed number of items, could be administered by teachers, and had a non-oral mode of responding in order to minimize handicaps faced by students of non-English background. Data on a sample exceeding 5,000 (from Grades 5, 7 and 9) aided in describing and comparing student groups defined by numerous other variables. The usefulness and adaptability of the FRPV for specific study requirements are noted.

Relationship of scores on the full-range picture vocabulary test and the Wechsler adult intelligence scale in a vocational rehabilitation setting.

The relationship between IQ scores on the Full-Range Picture Vocabulary Test (FRPV) of Amnions and Amnions and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) was investigated using a random sample of clients at a hospital-based vocational rehabilitation center. As predicted, correlations of FRPV and WAIS were significant, but decreased in magnitude for WAIS Vocabulary subtest, Verbal IQ, Full-scale IQ, and Performance IQ scores. These data extend previous research in applying the FRPV to different populations and suggest that it can be usefully applied as a quick screening measure of intelligence with a heterogeneous rehabilitation clientele.

The Stability Of The Wisc Factor Structure At Three Age Levels.

The WISC, Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, and Ammons' Full Range Picture Vocabulary Test were administered to a sample of 216 children three times: at pre-school, first grade, and third grade levels. The sample included 91 Negro children and 126 white children. Twenty-six variables were developed from the 11 WISC tests to form as many variables as possible so that a total of 28 variables was analyzed in the study. The variables were factor analyzed a t each level of testing and the three sets of factor scores were canonically correlated. In general, more common factors were obtained at the lower levels and a more general Verbal factor was determined at the third grade level. The battery test-retest reliability was -86.

Prediction of WAIS IQ for psychiatric patients using the Ammons' FRPV and Raven's Progressive Matrices.

40 patients at a psychiatric hospital were tested with the following tests of intelligence: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), Raven's Progressive Matrices (PM) and Forms A and B of the Full-Range Picture Vocabulary Test (FRPV). Regression analysis using the WAIS as the criterion and the other two tests as predictors indicated that either Form A or Form B of the FRPV predicted WAIS IQ but the PM did not.

A COMPARISON OF THE FULL-RANGE PICTURE VOCABULARY TEST AND WISC IN CLINICAL USE.

A COMPARISON OF THE FULL-RANGE PICTURE VOCABULARY TEST AND WISC IN CLINICAL USE.

A Comparison of Individual and Group Administrations of the Full-Range Picture Vocabulary Test

AMMONS (1) has developed a picture vocabu lary test (FRPV) which has been used as a meas ure of intelligence. The correlations between this test and other more commonly employed measures of intelligence have proven to be highly satisfac tory (2, 3, 4). In addition, the FRPV has the ad vantage of being relatively easy to administer in a short period of time. A unique advantage of this test is that even though it is a vocabulary test, the amount of verbal instructions occurring between the examiner and the subject is kept to a minimum. Thus, in this test the subject merely points to the picture that has a given word in it. It would ap pear that this test would be very useful with Ss whose ability to communicate on a verbal level was limited. In this regard, a study by Smith and Fillmore (5) indicated a correlation of 0. 75 be tween the Full Scale of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) and the FRPV on a group of children with remedial reading problems. Inasmuch as the FRPV has proven to be a val uable tool for assessing the intelligence of children with reading problems, it is possible that the test could be employed as a rapid screening device by the elementary school teacher. Typically, how ever, most teachers have neither the time to ad minister tests on an individual basis nor sufficient clinical acumen to evaluate the various nuances that occur in the testing interaction. It would be highly desirable, therefore, if this test could be presented in a group situation. The purpose of this study was to compare the individual and group administrations of the FRPV on a group of ele mentary students who had remedial reading prob lems. A second purpose was to compare the re sults of this testing with the California Test of Mental Maturity which is the commonly employed measure of intelligence in the public school system of the State of Florida.

The Quick Test (QT): Provisional Manual,

A detailed account is given of the development, standardization, and evaluation of The Quick Test, a brief individual intelligence test based on perceptual-verbal performance. Three single forms, each consisting of 50 word-items based on one plate with four line drawings, cover abilities from the two-year level to the superior-adult level. Three to ten minutes are required to administer the QT to any person who can see the drawings, hear or read the word items, and give a yes-no signal. Standardization was based on the responses of 458 children and adults, a sample controlled on a simultaneous quota basis for age, sex, educational level and own or father's occupation. Single forms and combination forms (1+2, 2+3, 1+3, 1+2+3) were found to be highly reliable (.66 to .95). These estimates were corroborated in several independent studies ( N = 111), as were validity estimates (.77 to .96, correlations with the revised Stanford-Binet and the Wechslers). MA, IQ, and percentile norms are included as well as a discussion of practical problems in testing, suggestions for minimizing such problems, and ideas for further research. It is concluded that the QT is quite satisfactory for school, clinical, and research use, and since the QT shows strong correlation with the Full-Range Picture Vocabulary Test, the two tests can be used interchangeably.

Spanish-American Bilingualism and the Ammons Full-Range Picture-Vocabulary Test

(1960). Spanish-American Bilingualism and the Ammons Full-Range Picture-Vocabulary Test. The Journal of Social Psychology: Vol. 51, No. 2, pp. 319-330.

Relative Variability with Visually Mediated Vocabulary among the Retarded

The objective of this investigation was to determine the degree to which abstracting processes are mediated by visual aids among the retarded. Retarded Ss ( N = 81) were administered the Ammons Full-Range Picture Vocabulary Test (Form A or B) , and were classified as Group I: idiopathic ( N = 37 ) , Group F: familial ( N = 2 1 ) and Group OBD: organically braindamaged ( N = 23), types. Medians for MA and CA were, respectively, as follows, overall: 7 yr., 6 mo. and 20 yr., 1 mo.; Group I: 7 yr., 5 mo. and 19 yr., 4 mo.; Group F: 7 yr., 9 mo. and 17 yr., 2 mo.; Group OBD: 7 yr., 8 mo. and 18 yr., 4 mo. Most vocabulary items are classifiable as concrete words (C) or abstract words ( A ) , giving for Form A, 39 C words and 34 A words and for Form B, 44 C words and 30 A words. A concrete word represents any item which can be seen directly, without an interpretation, e.g., wagon. An abstract word requires interpretation in some sense, e.g., isolation. For all Ss the number of successes, sigma, and coefficient of variation ( V ) , were obtained on A and C words. Relative variability was computed by the straightforward ratio in V for A/C, the expected direction, and were as follows: Group I, 87 96; Group F, 76%; and Group OBD, 64%. The contrasting percentages for Groups I and OBD may mean that Ss with CNS injury are relatively more stimulus-bound with respect to visually mediated, verbal meaning. A median test, run to determine whether separate performance on C and A words varies among Ss in Groups I, F, and OBD, yielded an insignificant chi square value for C words and just missed significance at the 5% level (XG 7.64) for A words. A median test between males (N = 53 ) and females ( N = 28) was negative for A and C words. Summary,--Retarded Ss, classified as idiopathic, familial, and organically brain-damaged (I, F, and OBD) showed unequal relative variability in visually mediated comprehension of abstract ( A ) and concrete (C) words, which suggests that Group OBD Ss may be more stimulus-bound. There is some trend toward unequal performance among these three groups on A words but there are no sex differences in A or C comprehension.

Note on the Use of the Ammons Full-Range Picture Vocabulary Test with Retarded Children

Note on the Use of the Ammons Full-Range Picture Vocabulary Test with Retarded Children

The Full-Range Picture Vocabulary Test Compared with two Short Forms of the Wechsler Scale

THE AMMONS Full-Range Picture Vocabulary Test purports to be a brief screening device for child and adult intelligence classification. This test consists of 16 cards containing four drawings on each. The subject is instructed to point to any one of the four pictures on a given card which best depicts a test word. There are 85 words in forms A and B of the Ammons Test. The raw score consists of the total number of correct selections for the 16 cards. The raw score is then trans formed into a mental age equivalent for a child subject and a percentile rating for an adult. The test should not ordinarily take more than ten minutes to administer and score.

A Note on the Ammons Full-Range Picture Vocabulary Test as a Screening Device for College Students

A Note on the Ammons Full-Range Picture Vocabulary Test as a Screening Device for College Students

The Full-Range Picture Vocabulary Test. VIII. A normative study of Negro children.

The Full-Range Picture Vocabulary Test. VIII. A normative study of Negro children.

The Full-Range Picture Vocabulary Test: VI. Results for a Rural Population.

In earlier papers in this series (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) the construction and standardization of the Full-Range Picture Vocabulary Test have been described. Norms have been presented (3, 6, 7) for a sample representing a large proportion of employed native white males, their wives, and their children. This sample was controlled for age, sex, grade in school, and own or parent's occupation. Evaluation of the testing results for this group showed that the test was highly reliable and quite valid as a measure of general verbal ability. The two forms set up were found easy to administer, economical of testing time, and were shown to be of wide clinical applic ability. Although the general norms for this and other previously reported tests have been based on widely representative populations, there is a general recognition of the need for separate norms for various subgroups. The basic structure of the revised Stanford-Binet (15) recognizes the need for separate norms for various age groups in childhood. The changing norms for the Wechsler-Bellevue test of adult intelligence are based on the recog nition of age changes in performance in later maturity. Both Terman and Wechsler omit Negroes from their standardization groups, recognizing their status as a distinct subgroup requiring separate handling. Special tests for the blind (9) show acceptance of their differential ability status. The widest extension of the separate norms idea is found in Kent's (10)