Intelligence: New Findings and Theoretical Developments

We review new findings and new theoretical developments in the field of intelligence. New findings include the following: (a) Heritability of IQ varies significantly by social class. (b) Almost no genetic polymorphisms have been discovered that are consistently associated with variation in IQ in the...

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Published in:	The American psychologist 2012-02, Vol.67 (2), p.130-159
Main Authors:	Nisbett, Richard E., Aronson, Joshua, Blair, Clancy, Dickens, William, Flynn, James, Halpern, Diane F., Turkheimer, Eric
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Academic achievement Adopted children Aptitude tests Biological and medical sciences Biology Black people Black white differences Black white relations Childhood Children & youth Cognition Cognition & reasoning Cognition. Intelligence Cognitive skills Conceptualization Continental Population Groups Developed countries Early intervention Early intervention programmes Educational Status Environment Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gender differences Gene-Environment Interaction Genetics Heritability Human Human behaviour Human biology Human Sex Differences Humans Intellectual and cognitive abilities Intelligence Intelligence - genetics Intelligence Quotient Intelligence Tests Longitudinal Studies Measurement Memory Middle class Middle class people Nature Nurture Psychological factors Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Racial and Ethnic Differences Secularism Self control Self regulation Sex differences Sex Factors Short term memory Skills Social classes Socialization Working class
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