Category Archives: IQ

Intelligence & The Class Room

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Luke Ford

Linda Gottfredson writes: As James A. Kulik of the University of Michigan reported in the Handbook of Gifted Education (2003), “On the basis of site visits, experts have concluded that untracking brings no guarantee of high-quality instruction for everyone but … Continue reading →

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Interventions may temporarily raise kids’ IQs, but there is fadeout over time

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Luke Ford

From the University of California at Santa Barbara: The winner of a decades-old debate about what scientists call the fadeout effect — one of the most persistent research mysteries in intelligence and psychological development — may finally have been decided. … Continue reading →

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Regional differences in intelligence and economic activity

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Luke Ford

Highlights: • The intelligence of the residents of the states was associated with economic indices of the states. • States whose residents had higher IQ had stronger economies and higher economic growth. • States whose residents had higher IQ had … Continue reading →

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Racial and ethnic differences in psychopathic personality

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Luke Ford

By Richard Lynn in 2012: Abstract: This paper proposes that there are racial and ethnic differences in psychopathic personality conceptualised as a continuously distributed trait, such that high values of the trait are present in blacks and Native Americans, intermediate … Continue reading →

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Gregory Cochran Reviews New Book On Iq – ‘Hive Mind’

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Luke Ford

Dr. Cochran writes: Garrett Jones has a new book out: Hive Mind. He argues that “while individual IQ scores predict our independent success moderately well, a country’s average score is a remarkable bellwether of its general prosperity.” Makes sense. I … Continue reading →

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