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The Average IQ of Sub-Saharan Africans Assessed by the Progressive Matrices: A Reply to Wicherts, Dolan, Carlson & van der Maas
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Lynn, Richard – Learning and Individual Differences, 2010
Wicherts, Dolan, Carlson & van der Maas (WDCM) (2010) contend that the average IQ in sub-Saharan Africa is about 76 in relation to a British mean of 100 and sd of 15. This result is achieved by including many studies of unrepresentative elite samples. Studies of acceptably representative samples indicate a sub-Saharan Africa IQ of…
Descriptors: Intelligence Quotient, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Intelligence Tests
High IQ Is Sufficient to Explain the High Achievements in Math and Science of the East Asian Peoples
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Lynn, Richard – Learning and Individual Differences, 2010
It is argued that it is unnecessary to propose that Confucian values explain the high achievements in math and science of the North East Asian peoples, and that these can be satisfactorily and more parsimoniously be explained by their high IQs.
Descriptors: High Achievement, Intelligence Quotient, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement
The Etiology of Giftedness
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Thompson, Lee Anne; Oehlert, Jeremy – Learning and Individual Differences, 2010
Many theories of giftedness either explicitly or implicitly acknowledge the role of genetic influences; yet, empirical work has not been able to establish the impact that genes have specifically on gifted behavior. In contrast, a great deal of research has been targeted at understanding the etiology of individual differences in general and…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Genetics, Etiology, Family Environment