Robert Bruce Ammons (February 27, 1920 – May 21, 1999) was the founder, along with his wife Carol H. Ammons, of ''

Psychological Reports ''Psychological Reports'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering research in psychology and psychiatry. It was established by Robert and Carol H. Ammons in 1955. The editor-in-chief is Cory Scherer (Penn State Schuylkill). It is pub ...

'' and ''

Perceptual and Motor Skills ''Perceptual and Motor Skills'' is a bimonthly peer review, peer-reviewed academic journal established by Robert B. Ammons and Carol H. Ammons in 1949. The journal covers research on perception or motor skills. The editor-in-chief is J.D. Ball (Eas ...

''. He received his Ph.D. in clinical and experimental psychology from the

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in 1946. He was a psychology professor at the University of Montana in Missoula. Ammons was a Fellow of the

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, and of several divisions of the

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. The Ammons are also known for developing the Ammons Quick Test of intelligence, a short (five minutes)

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for adults, consisting of an orally administered picture vocabulary test. It is mostly used for pre-screening the elderly, particularly because it minimizes

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. Its results correlate highly with those of the

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) is an IQ test designed to measure intelligence and cognitive ability in adults and older adolescents. The original WAIS (Form I) was published in February 1955 by David Wechsler, as a revision of the ...

, particularly with the

verbal IQ The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) is an IQ test designed to measure intelligence and cognitive ability in adults and older adolescents. The original WAIS (Form I) was published in February 1955 by David Wechsler, as a revision of the ...

scale. It also benefits from simple and objective scoring.

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1920 births 1999 deaths University of North Dakota faculty Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 20th-century American physicians University of Iowa alumni University of Montana faculty American clinical psychologists 20th-century American psychologists {{US-psychologist-stub