The rising curve : long-term gains in IQ and related measures / edited by Ulric Neisser.
| Other author | Neisser, Ulric. |
| Other author | American Psychological Association. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, ©1998. |
| Description | xv, 415 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | APA science volumes APA science volumes. ^A349046 |
| Contents | Introduction : rising test scores and what they mean / Ulric Neisser -- IQ gains over time : toward finding the causes / James R. Flynn -- Environmental complexity and the Flynn effect / Carmi Schooler -- The cultural evolution of IQ / Patricia M. Greenfield -- Are we raising smarter children today? School- and home-related influences on IQ / Wendy M. Williams -- The role of nutrition in the development of intelligence / Marian Sigman and Shannon E. Whaley -- Nutrition and the worldwide rise in IQ scores / Reynaldo Martorell -- In support of the nutrition theory / Richard Lynn -- Trends in Black-white test-score differentials : I. uses and misuses of NAEP/SAT data / Robert M. Hauser -- Exploring the rapid rise in Black achievement scores in the United States (1970-1990) / David W. Grissmer ... [et al.] -- The shrinking gap between high- and low-scoring groups : current trends and possible causes / Stephen J. Ceci, Tina B. Rosenblum, and Matthew Kumpf -- Trends in Black-white test-score differentials : II. the WORDSUM vocabulary test / Min-Hsiung Huang and Robert M. Hauser -- The decline of genotypic intelligence / Richard Lynn -- Problems in inferring dysgenic trends for intelligence / Irwin D. Waldman -- Differential fertility by IQ and the IQ distribution of a popluation / Samuel H. Preston -- Whither dysgenics? Comments on Lynn and Preston / John C. Loehlin. |
| Local note | Little-314561--305131027062U |
| General note | Based on papers presented at a conference held in the spring of 1996 at Emory University. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 97052183 |
| ISBN | 1557985030 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | BF431 .R477 1998 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |