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Sundet, Jon Martin; Eriksen, Willy; Borren, Ingrid; Tambs, Kristian – Intelligence, 2010
The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between the Flynn effect and the effects of age differences between siblings on the intelligence difference between them. In Norway, the secular trends in intelligence-test score means vary both in magnitude and direction. We identified three periods: one period where the mean intelligence…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Siblings, Intelligence Quotient, Birth Order
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Dykens, Elisabeth M. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2004
Although maladaptive and compulsive behaviors are increasingly well-described in young persons with Prader-Willi syndrome, it is unclear how these problems manifest in older adults with this syndrome. In Part I, I compared maladaptive and compulsive behaviors in 45 older adults with Prader-Willi syndrome (ages 30 to 50 years) to 195 children,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Predictor Variables, Comparative Analysis