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Eysenck, H. J. – Change, 1973
The author maintains that IQ is largely heredity and rejects compensatory programs as failures, suggesting other interesting avenues to close present social gaps. (Editor)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Policy, Higher Education, Intellectual Development
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Hughes, Owen L. – Intelligence, 1983
Two methodological issues involved in determining the relationship between learning and general intelligence were examined: (1) the use of learning strategies in a paired-associate task and (2) the importance of time (rather than errors) in the measurement of learning efficiency. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Singh, B. R. – Educational Studies, 1996
Reviews the current theories concerning individual differences in cognitive functioning. While some argue that heredity places a genetic cap on intellectual development, others emphasize the dynamic interrelationship between cultural and environmental factors. Concludes that intelligence is more complex than the heredity advocates allow. (MJP)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences
Holzman, Thomas G.; And Others – 1980
The cognitive determinants of number analogy performance were studied by systematically manipulating the processing demands imposed by the items. To explore sources of developmental differences in analogical reasoning, subjects were included from two age levels, grades 4 and 5 and college. To allow the investigation of individual differences in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Arithmetic, Cognitive Processes, College Students