Environment, Social Class, and Mental Abilities.

Marjoribanks, Kevin

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Publication Date: 1972

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Environment, Social Class, and Mental Abilities

Marjoribanks, Kevin

Journal of Educational Psychology, 63, 2, 103-09, Apr 72

A new measure of the learning environment of the home was developed in order to examine the relationship between the environment of children and mental ability test performance. Results provide support for the use of the sub-environment approach in the study of intellectual performance. (Author/AG)

Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Environmental Influences, Family Environment, Family Structure, Measurement Instruments, Nonverbal Ability, Psychological Testing, Social Class, Verbal Ability

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