The influence of race on 3-year-old children's performance on the Stanford-Binet: Fourth edition

This study examines the influence of race on performance on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: Fourth Edition (SB:FE; Thorndike, Hagan, & Sattler, 1986) for European American and African American children matched on age, gender, birth order, and maternal education. A significant difference i...

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Published in:Intelligence (Norwood) 1995-07, Vol.21 (1), p.69-82
Main Authors: Peoples, Charisse E., Fagan, Joseph F., Drotar, Dennis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anglo Americans
Blacks
Child psychology
Children
Children & youth
Ethnic Groups
General Intelligence
Intelligence
Intelligence Tests
Preschool children
Race
Racial Differences
Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale Fourth Edition
Subtests
Test Results
USA
Whites
Young Children
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Summary:This study examines the influence of race on performance on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: Fourth Edition (SB:FE; Thorndike, Hagan, & Sattler, 1986) for European American and African American children matched on age, gender, birth order, and maternal education. A significant difference in mean IQ, favoring European American children, was found indicating that racial group differences in IQ could be demonstrated at 3 years of age. The magnitude of difference was approximately 1 SD. The African American children scored lower on each subtest administered. However, the degree of disparity in performance between the groups was disproportionately associated with particular subtests. The greater the subtest's loading on the first principal factor, the greater the disparity in scores between the two racial groups ( r = .71). Thus, our findings confirm the Spearman hypothesis as early as 3 years of age.
ISSN:0160-2896
1873-7935
DOI:10.1016/0160-2896(95)90039-X