Sex differences on the progressive matrices: some data from Hong Kong.

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There has been a debate between N. J. Mackintosh and the first author of this paper on whether the sex difference on the Progressive Matrices is zero or, at most, 1-2 IQ points in favour of either sex, as maintained by Mackintosh, or whether from the age of 15 years onwards males obtain higher average scores than females by more than 2 IQ points, as maintained by Lynn. New data relevant to this controversy are presented from Hong Kong consisting of sex differences on the standardization sample of the Advanced Progressive Matrices on 15- to 18-year-olds. The results are that males obtained a higher mean score than females of 1.6 raw score points, equivalent to an advantage of 3.2 or 4.1 IQ points, according to two alternative methods of calculation. The results provide further confirmation that in later adolescence and among adults, males obtain significantly higher mean IQs on the Progressive Matrices than females.

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Author/s: Lynn, Richard (R); Tse-Chan, Po Wah (PW);

Affiliation: University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland.

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Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of biosocial science (J Biosoc Sci), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2003-Jan; vol 35 (issue 1) : pp 145-50

Dates: Created 2003/01/22; Completed 2003/02/12; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12537162, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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