Personality and IQ change.

1 March 1958

journal article
Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology

Vol. 56 (2) , 261-266
https://doi.org/10.1037/h0040884

Abstract

“For a group of 140 boys and girls in the Fels Research population on whom continuous Binet IQ data were available, a distribution of IQ change was obtained by subtracting each S's smoothed IQ at age 6 from his smoothed IQ at age 10. This distribution of differences was divided into quartiles, and the Rorschach and TAT protocols of the upper (maximum increase in IQ), and lower (maximum decrease in IQ) quartiles were analyzed and compared. The results showed that in comparing the Ss who showed IQ increases with those showing IQ decreases, the former head, on the TAT, significantly more (a) achievement imagery . . . and (b) themes of curiosity . . ‥ [It is concluded] that high need achievement, competitive striving, and curiosity about nature are correlated with gains in IQ score.” From Psyc Abstracts 36:01:1HD61K. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

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