http://emilkirkegaard.dk/en/wp-content/uploads/Bias-in-Mental-Testing-Arthur-R.-Jensen.pdf Too much to quote from this book. Here's the ending (lol spoilers) For many years now it has been practically axiomatic among people in the testing field that the…
"I should point out that a number of factor analytic studies of Piagetian tests along with other measures commit an egregious psychological error by orthogonally rotating the factors (or principal…
I recently got interested in a new field https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_epidemiology Cognitive epidemiology is a field of research that examines the associations between intelligence test scores (IQ scores or extracted g-factors) and…
Retaking ability tests in a selection setting implications for practice effects, training performance, and turnover Found via http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/High_IQ_society - Abstract This field study investigated the effect of retaking…
Waterhouse, Lynn. "Multiple intelligences, the Mozart effect, and emotional intelligence: A critical review." Educational Psychologist 41.4 (2006): 207-225. Gardner, Howard, and Seana Moran. "The science of multiple intelligences theory: A…
Men and women are from Earth Examining the latent structure of gender. Understanding Dimensions and Taxa One reason why the underlying nature of gender differences has been difficult to address…
From somone named <Anonymous> on G+ i saw a link to a blogpost from a doctor about the dangers of fouride. that sounded interesting but potentially nutty (conspiracy nuts like…
So i decided to look up som studies after reviewing Pinker's comments in The Blank Slate. I found som studies mentioned on Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotype#Accuracy A book chapter was mentioned…
At an icecream dinner party the question came up whether women actually like chocolate more than men. Stereotypes are known to often be correct, so i was curius. Quoting from…
The rhetoric and reality of gap closing—when the “have-nots” gain but the “haves” gain even more. Abstract Many forms of intervention, across different domains, have the surprising effect of widening…