Citation

Saarnio PK. Percept. Mot. Skills 1994; 78(3): 875-880.

Affiliation

Department of Social Policy, University of Tampere, Finland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.2466/pms.1994.78.3.875

PMID

8084707

Abstract

Previous studies have indicated that alcoholics with low learning potential perform more poorly on the Finnish WAIS Block Design than on the Digit Symbol. These alcoholics had deficits in mediated functions but not in elementary functions. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between these subjects in a larger group of alcoholics. A total of 179 Finnish alcoholics took part. A clear asymmetry was found between the tests, the Block Design being poorer than the Digit Symbol. The results are discussed in terms of basic questions concerning the nature and course of impairment.

Language: en