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Sternberg, Robert J.; And Others – 1980
Three experiments are reported investigating experts' and laypersons' conceptions of intelligence. In the first experiment, persons studying in a college library, entering a supermarket, and waiting for trains in a railroad station were asked to list behaviors characteristic of either "intelligence,""academic intelligence,""everyday intelligence,"…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Correlation, Evaluation, Intelligence
Gardner, Thomas D.; Barnard, James W. – Amer J Ment Deficiency, 1969
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Exceptional Child Research, Gifted, Individual Characteristics
Neisworth, John T.; And Others – 1968
Two introductory passages, one regular passage, and one experimental advance organizer passage developed to facilitate initial learning were assigned to normal and retarded children. The subjects were 184 normal 8-year-olds (controls' mean IQ 118.00, organizers' 118.80) and 184 educable mentally retarded 15-year-olds (EMR controls' mean IQ 74.85,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Exceptional Child Research, Intelligence, Intelligence Differences
Williams, Charlotte L.; Tillman, M. H. – 1968
The effects of age and intelligence levels upon word associations were studied in 96 intellectually retarded, normal, and superior children with IQ's of 65 to 80, 91 to 110, and 117 to 158 respectively. A word association and a word usage task (reliability coefficients of .91 and .98) called for homogeneous responses to six form classes--count…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adjectives, Adverbs, Age Differences