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| Topic: | Re:IQ and Cognitive Development |
| Posted by: | Theo Dawson |
| Date/Time: | 2009/4/15 12:22:11 |
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This paragraph below was supposed to read: IQ is a dimension of "ability" that has been defined psychometrically and is based entirely on psychometric analysis of results from tests consisting of many items, each of which has one correct answer. IQ scores (which are standardized using a variety of psychometric methods) are arranged along a scale that is based upon the performances of hundreds of people who have taken a given assessment (usually of a certain age). IQ is considered to be a relatively fixed characteristic of a person. People who score higher on an IQ test are considered to be smarter than people who score lower. |