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Intelligence and cognitive ability

Mill Hill Vocabulary Scale.

MHV

What it measures
verbal/crystallized intelligence (Gc); vocabulary knowledge; verbal comprehension
Length and format
88 words in 2 halves of 44 (definitions and/or multiple-choice synonyms). vocabulary items: define the word and/or select a synonym from 6 options; group-administrable (performance/ability test)
Language versions
English; designed as the verbal/crystallized complement to the (language-free) Progressive Matrices; some adaptations
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
copyrighted - commercial

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Reference
Raven, J. C. (1944/1982). The Mill Hill Vocabulary Scale. London: Pearson Assessment.

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