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Evidence from Factor Analysis: A Response to Spitz.
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Carroll, John B. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1982
Despite Spitz's (1982) contention that his conclusions are necessarily in conflict with those arising from factor analysis, this article demonstrates how results from factor analysis can provide insights into data he cites. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Factor Analysis, Gifted, Mental Age
The Relationship between Psychometric Brightness and Cognitive-Developmental Precocity in Gifted Preschoolers.
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Lempers, J.; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1987
Compares gifted preschool boys and girls with both a CA (Chronological Age)-matched group and an MA (Mental Age)-matched group on their performance on a spatial projective task, a cognitive perspective-taking task, and an affective perspective-taking task. The data seem to support the hypothesis that psychometric brightness implies cognitive…
Descriptors: Children, Chronological Age, Intelligence Quotient, Mental Age
Intellectual Extremes, Mental Age, and the Nature of Human Intelligence.
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Spitz, Herman H. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1982
Studies comparing the strengths and weaknesses of intellectually retarded and superior groups are reviewed, with particular attention given to studies in which these extreme groups were matched with each other on mental age. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Gifted, Individual Characteristics, Intellectual Development
The Effects of Retardation on Exploration.
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Vandenberg, Brian R. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1985
Exploratory behavior of educationally mentally retarded 7- to 12-year-old children was compared to that of two independent groups of normal children matched on chronological and mental age. In a multidimensional assessment of exploration, results suggested that delays in exploratory behavior in retarded children are developmental in nature, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Children, Chronological Age, Developmental Disabilities
On the Specifically Cognitive Nature of Early Object and Social Skill Domain Associations.
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Seibert, Jeffrey M.; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1986
Tests hypotheses that social and object skills can be equated for cognitive complexity and that correlations between measures organized according to levels are high for all samples spanning the developmental range. Cognitive levels of both object and social skills were assessed for 50 normal and 34 handicapped children. Hypotheses were confirmed.…
Descriptors: Chronological Age, Cognitive Development, Day Care, Disabilities