Black-White IQ Discrepancies May Be Related to Differences in Hemisphericity.

Reynolds, Cecil R.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1981-Apr

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Black-White IQ Discrepancies May Be Related to Differences in Hemisphericity.

Reynolds, Cecil R.; And Others

Contemporary Educational Psychology, v6 n2 p180-84 Apr 1981

Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) and McCarthy Scales subtests were ranked according to relative reliance on left-cerebral-hemisphere function. Results suggest that black-white IQ discrepancies may be partially explained by differences in hemisphericity. (Author/RD)

Descriptors: Blacks, Cerebral Dominance, Correlation, Early Childhood Education, Intelligence Differences, Intelligence Tests, Item Analysis, Lateral Dominance, Nature Nurture Controversy, Racial Differences, Whites

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: McCarthy Scales of Childrens Abilities; Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence

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