Intelligence

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Cognitive development of lead exposed children from ages 6 to 15 years: an application of growth curve analysis.

The effect of lead exposure on cognitive growth patterns was assessed in a longitudinal study of 196 children. Performances on tests of verbal comprehension and perceptual organization (Vocabulary & Block Design, Wechsler Intelligence Scales for ...
Juliet M Coscia, M Douglas Ris, Paul A Succop, Kim N Dietrich (Neuropsychol Dev Cogn Sect C Child Neuropsychol, 200303)
cognitive-development-lead-exposed-children-ages--years-application.asp

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Theory of mind deficits in bipolar affective disorder.

BACKGROUND: Bipolar affective disorder patients often show cognitive deficits that are similar to those found in schizophrenia patients. Theory of mind (the ability to understand others mental states) is compromised in currently ill schizophrenia ...
Natalie Kerr, Robin I M Dunbar, Richard P Bentall (J Affect Disord, 200302)
theory-mind-deficits-bipolar-affective-disorder.asp

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Tactile-evoked rolandic discharges: a benign finding?

PURPOSE: This retrospective study was undertaken to determine if patients having tactile-evoked rolandic discharges were a more "benign" patient population than those with spontaneously occurring nontactile rolandic discharges and to determine whether ...
Lisa Langill, Peter K H Wong (Epilepsia, 200302)
tactile-evoked-rolandic-discharges-benign-finding.asp

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Effects of phenobarbital and multiple-dose corticosteroids on developmental outcome at age 7 years.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of phenobarbital and repeated antenatal steroid use on the primary outcome (intelligence and achievement) and secondary outcomes (behavior and head circumference) at age 7 years. METHODS: This study was a secondary ...
James A Thorp, Mary OConnor, Brian Belden, Janice Etzenhouser, Edward L Hoffman, Philip G Jones (Obstet Gynecol, 200302)
effects-phenobarbital-multiple-dose-corticosteroids-developmental.asp

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Intelligence and family marital structure: the case of adolescents from monogamous and polygamous families among Bedouin Arabs in Israel.

The levels of intelligence among Bedouin Arab adolescents from monogamous and polygamous families living in the Negev region of Israel were examined. A shortened version of the Ravens Progressive Matrices (RPM) test (S. Elbedour, T. J. Bouchard, & Y. ...
Salman Elbedour, William M Bart, Joel Hektner (J Soc Psychol, 200302)
intelligence-family-marital-structure-case-adolescents-monogamous.asp

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Do clever brains age more slowly? Further exploration of a nun result.

Recent epidemiological evidence suggests that individuals who have higher levels of mental ability in youth experience a slower cognitive decline as they grow old. In a sample of 3,263 Newcastle residents, average scores on a vocabulary test (Ravens 1965 ...
Patrick Rabbitt, Amanda Chetwynd, Lynn McInnes (Br J Psychol, 200302)
clever-brains-age-more-slowly-exploration-nun-result.asp

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Motion perception in autism: a "complex" issue.

We present the first assessment of motion sensitivity for persons with autism and normal intelligence using motion patterns that require neural processing mechanisms of varying complexity. Compared to matched controls, our results demonstrate that the ...
Armando Bertone, Laurent Mottron, Patricia Jelenic, Jocelyn Faubert (J Cogn Neurosci, 200302)
motion-perception-autism-complex-issue.asp

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Influence of test anxiety on measurement of intelligence.

In this study a measurement model for a test anxiety questionnaire was investigated in a sample of 207 Dutch students in the first grade of junior secondary vocational education. The results of a confirmatory factor analysis showed that a model for test ...
Ron Oostdam, Joost Meijer (Psychol Rep, 200302)
influence-test-anxiety-measurement-intelligence.asp

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The Maudsley Bipolar Disorder Project: the effect of medication, family history, and duration of illness on IQ and memory in bipolar I disorder.

BACKGROUND: Despite the growing recognition of the importance of cognitive impairment in psychiatric disorders, the effect of clinical factors, such as medication use and family history of affective disorders, on cognition in bipolar I disorder patients ...
Stuart Donaldson, Laura H Goldstein, Sabine Landau, Vanessa Raymont, Sophia Frangou (J Clin Psychiatry, 200301)
maudsley-bipolar-disorder-project-effect-medication-family-history.asp

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Secular gains in fluid intelligence: evidence from the Culture-Fair intelligence test.

There is no doubt about the reality of the secular increase in cognitive test scores. However, there is disagreement about a key issue: does the observed increase reflect a genuine upward trend in intelligence? Evidence from the Raven test is clear, ...
Roberto Colom, Oscar García-López (J Biosoc Sci, 200301)
secular-gains-fluid-intelligence-evidence-culture-fair-intelligence.asp