Colleges must not admit all who apply in order to find the talented tenth by the process of elimination. What is wanted are students with potential who can progress by their own merit alone or with help. (Author)

Significant differences in IQ and measures of motor development were found between twenty-four inadequately and sixteen adequately nourished New Delhi preschool children from lower middle class homes. Former showed greater variability than the latter, and girls in the former category had lower mean scores than boys in the latter. (RJ)

The validity of a forecast index for adult intellectual status based on early appearing developmental landmarks (age at teething, walking, talking, independent toileting, and also sex) for noninstitutionalized mongols was investigated. (Author/KW)

The replication study concludes that anxiety among middle class white students is neither greater nor equal to that of lower class blacks. Entire 5th and 6th grade classes of eight elementary schools, ranging from inner city public to suburban private, comprised the sample (n=1,200). (Author/DB)

The results indicated that the WAIS IQ for poor premorbids tended to be higher than for good premorbids, but good premorbids demonstrated significantly higher motor performance. There also appeared to be a relationship between lower verbal abstractive and decision-making abilities and length of institutionalization. (Author)

Studies show many experts believe that there is no significant difference between the age when a boy begins to communicate verbally and when a girl begins. (SW)