News tagged with intelligence scores
Debunking the IQ myth
(Medical Xpress)—You may be more than a single number, according to a team of Western-led researchers. Considered a standard gauge of intelligence, an intelligence quotient (IQ) score doesn't actually provide ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 07, 2013 |
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Link found between child prodigies and autism
(Medical Xpress)—A new study of eight child prodigies suggests a possible link between these children's special skills and autism.
Autism spectrum disorders
Nov 09, 2012 |
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Discovering Autism: An industry built on hope
In 1987, Ivar Lovaas, a charismatic UCLA psychology professor, published what remains the most famous study on the treatment of autism.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 19, 2011 |
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Technical aptitude: Do women score lower because they just aren't interested?
Boys do better on tests of technical aptitude (for example, mechanical aptitude tests) than girls. The same is true for adults. A new study published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Ps ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 31, 2011 |
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What are IQ tests really measuring?
(Medical Xpress) -- When the average person thinks of an IQ test, they think of a measurement of intelligence. A test designed to find those of high intelligence who will go on to succeed in academics and ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 26, 2011 |
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