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Peer reviewedMarjoribanks, Kevin – American Journal of Sociology, 1972
In this study, the relationship between a refined measure of the learning environment of the home and the levels and profiles of a set of mental ability scores of children from five Canadian ethnic groups was examined. Significant group differences persisted in the verbal, number, and reasoning scores. (Author/JMB)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Development, Cultural Background, Environmental Influences
Download full textGolden, Mark; And Others – 1969
In an effort to isolate the emergence and causes of social class differences in intellectual performance, this longitudinal study was undertaken as a follow-up on a cross-sectional study that yielded no social class differences on the Cattell Infant Intelligence Scale for 12-, 18-, and 24-month-old black children. In the present study, 89 children…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cognitive Development, Environmental Influences, Health Conditions
Cancro, Robert, Ed. – 1971
This book on the genetic and environmental influences on intelligence is comprised of the following papers: "The Structure of Intelligence in Relation to the Nature-Nurture Controversy," R. B. Cattell; "Theory of Intelligence," L. G. Humphreys; "Using Measured Intelligence Intelligently," P. R. Merrifield; "Intelligence: Definition, Theory, and…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences, Environmental Influences
Peer reviewedSingh, B. R. – Educational Studies, 1996
Reviews the current theories concerning individual differences in cognitive functioning. While some argue that heredity places a genetic cap on intellectual development, others emphasize the dynamic interrelationship between cultural and environmental factors. Concludes that intelligence is more complex than the heredity advocates allow. (MJP)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences
Ogbu, John U. – 1974
This paper deals with the issue of black-white differences in cognitive skills. Some authorities attribute these differences to differences in the environments of black and white homes. Others state that the differences are due to differences in genes, i.e., heredity. Scholars holding these two opposing views have become more or less entangled in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Educational Problems, Employment Opportunities
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1973
Robert L. Thorndike was awarded the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Measurement Award at the 1972 ETS Invitational Conference. In "Heredity, Environment, and Class or Ethnic Differences," J. McV. Hunt addressed several fundamental questions pertaining to the hereditary and environmental influences of the observed social class and ethnic…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement Tests, Awards, Biological Influences
