An IQ test, as most of you know, is an intelligence test. IQ stands for Intelligence Quotient which is the calculation of one’s score on an IQ test as compared with other test takers in the same age-group. There are several different types of intelligence tests, two of the most popular being the Stanford-Binet intelligence ...
The damaging effects of poverty on childhood have been well documented (Guo and Harris 2000). Numerous studies have shown childhood poverty to be highly correlated with poor performance in academics, lower IQ scores, and an increased risk of dropping out of school. Poverty also affects the level of education children attain and their math and ...
“Hey you’re pretty stupid!” exclaimed an onlooker of Homer Simpson’s crazy shenanigans in the syndicated cartoon series The Simpsons. While Homer has always been called stupid, inept, and several other phrases to define his lack of “intelligence”, this episode is special because Homer isn’t considered “stupid”. Quite the contrary, it was discovered that Homer Simpson ...
Ever heard of someone classified as a “genius”? Or how about someone who has a low IQ? What is the average IQ score, anyway? And how do you calculate that score? I had a lot of these questions because I am a psychology grad student. After taking an assessment class, I found the answers to ...
Cigarette smoke has long been known to cause many different problems. Lung Cancer, Asthma, and Emphysema are just a few of those problems. Many mistakenly believe that if they only smoke outside, away from their children and never in the home, that the effects will go away. This is simply not the case. The side ...
There is a clear and present problem with the way the current United States educational system currently works. There are many problems, not one individual problem that have hindered intelligent minds from realizing their full potential. Somewhere in the last decade the actions of the school district have stopped reflecting the actual goal that this ...
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