A direct assessment of the trajectory of human intelligence throughout a lifetime came in 1936, when John Raven developed his Raven’s Progressive Matrices tests of intelligence. To norm these tests, i.e., establish baseline data on what scores adults could be expected to achieve as they age, he conducted widespread testing in the United Kingdom, Ireland, …
Psychologists generally agree that your genetics determine your intellectual potential, however, environmental factors play a key role in helping you maximize that intellectual capital. Your teen years offer a special opportunity to hone your intellectual abilities because, as you enter puberty, there occurs a round of rapid and extensive production of neurons and synapses that …
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It is given that everyone is prejudiced against prejudiced people. Deepti is prejudiced against Jill. Is Jill prejudiced against Jamal? Answer: Yes. Since Deepti is prejudiced, and everyone is prejudiced against prejudice people, Jamal and Jill must both be prejudiced against Deepti. Since Jamal is prejudiced against Deepti, and everyone is prejudiced against prejudiced people, …
One thing that we can say with a reasonably high level of certainty is that without above average intelligence and a strong work ethic, it is very difficult to accumulate wealth. Of course, a person can inherit wealth, win a lottery or accumulate wealth with a stroke of insight or luck. However, these are exceptions …
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Your response to questions such as these would probably depend upon the intent of the person making the assertion. Is their comment intended as a compliment on your intellectual ability or is it intended as a “putdown?” Your interpretation of their intent will be based upon the relationship you have with that person. If someone …
John von Neumann is not as well-known as Oppenheimer or Einstein because von Neumann was a mathematician, while Oppenheimer and Einstein were physicists. (see John von Neumann – Intelligence and IQ ) For the same reason, many people recognize the names, Stephen Hawking, Madame Curie and Isaac Newton, while few people have heard of Andrew Wiles, Kurt …
You may recognize that 365 is the number of days in a non leap-year. These 365 days are composed of 7 months of 31 days, plus 4 months of 30 days, plus the 28 days in February. Therefore, 365 = 31(7) + 30(4) +28. Therefore, x = 7, y = 4, satisfies this equation.
Answering this question depends upon the group with whom you are comparing those who attend law school. If you are comparing the law school people with the general population, then the answer is simple: most of those who attend law school are significantly above average in intelligence. The reason is that qualifying for enrolment in …
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A gambler makes an “even money” bet on each toss of a coin. The amount he bets is half the amount of money he has in his possession. On a sequence of 10 bets, he wins 5 Times. Does the gambler have more, less or the same amount that he had at the beginning? Can …
IQ is not an absolute measure of intelligence, but rather a measure relative to the rest of the human population. IQ tests are normed so that IQ scores are distributed on a normal curve with mean 100 and standard deviation 15 (Wechsler) or 16 (Stanford-Binet), as shown in the graph below. Someone with IQ of …
