The first section of this report examines, from a developmental perspective, the major theoretical positions dominating the literature on adult cognition. Two criteria are considered. First, how compatible are the theories with the notion that thinking systems develop within specific environments? Second, what are the implicit or explicit…

The S.I.T. is an age scale of intelligence with demonstrated reliability and high validity coefficients correlated to the Stanford-Binet. The items of the SIT were classified according to a scheme resembling Valett's classification of Stanford-Binet test items. A comparison of the classifications is made. (Author)

Interrater differences in scoring actual WISC protocols were determined for three different IQ levels. In general, differences among the 94 examiners tended to be within an acceptable range as established by the standard error of measurement; variance on two Verbal subtests occasionally exceeded their corresponding standard error of measurement.…

Discusses the respective roles of rate of learning and level of cognitive development in determining intellectual performance in 156 normal and retarded children matched for mental age. (Author/LLK)

Outlines a procedure to be followed whenever any communitywide, state, regional, or national test of either "achievement" or "ability" (including IQ) is to be given. (Author/IRT)

Nineteen school psychologists assigned 142 items in Form L-M of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale to the five Operations categories of Guilford's Structure of Intellect model. Results show levels of agreement are not high enough to justify classifying Stanford-Binet items in accordance with the Structure of Intellect Operations categories.…

An exploratory investigation of the relationship between serum uric acid levels in male university students and their scores on tests of convergent and divergent thinking was carried out. (Editor)

Science exists in a political and social context and sensitivity to these contexts on scientific research is necessary. Political considerations can be valuable in signalling notably biased research outcomes, and response should be logical and methodological analysis. IQ research is used to exemplify the dilemma. This is a reply to an editorial in…

Answers criticism (TM 501 876) of an editorial appearing in Cognition, 2 (1), 7-11. The editorial suggested that every piece of behavioral research must be understood as presupposing a socio-political stance. (RC)

WISC performance of Jewish children has revealed a highly consistent and stable pattern, characterized by relatively low scores on Picture Completion, Picture Arrangement, Block Design, and Object Assembly. Some of these findings might be understood by reference to relative weakness of Jewish subjects on tasks related to psychological…

The duration of utterance, latency, and interruption speech behavior of 30 young job applicants was studied under three speaking conditions. In the third condition, the employment interview, a number of positive correlations emerged. Verbal IQ is positively correlated with a speaker's mean duration of utterance, especially when he is discussing…

Extrapolated IQs for the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) are presented for sums of scaled scores that are both below and above the values published in Wechsler's WISC-R manual. The regression equations on which these extrapolations are based and cautions regarding the clinical use of these IQs are also presented. (Author)