Advanced Topics & Research

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38 Articles
Is Everyone About as Smart as I Am?
Robert Neir
Robert Neir

Is Everyone About as Smart as I Am?

Jul 6, 20251 Min

Does Intelligence Research Undermine the Fight against Inequality?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Does Intelligence Research Undermine the Fight against Inequality?

Jul 5, 20251 Min

Does Intelligence Research Lead to Negative Social Policies?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Does Intelligence Research Lead to Negative Social Policies?

Jul 4, 20251 Min

Do Past Controversies Taint Modern Research on Intelligence?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Do Past Controversies Taint Modern Research on Intelligence?

Jul 3, 20251 Min

Should Controversial or Unpopular Ideas Be Held to a Higher Standard of Evidence?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Should Controversial or Unpopular Ideas Be Held to a Higher Standard of Evidence?

Jul 2, 20251 Min

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Does Stereotype Threat Explain Score Gaps among Demographic Groups?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Does Stereotype Threat Explain Score Gaps among Demographic Groups?

Jul 1, 20251 Min

Do Unique Influences Operate on One Group’s Intelligence Test Scores?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Do Unique Influences Operate on One Group’s Intelligence Test Scores?

Jun 30, 20251 Min

Are Racial/Ethnic Group IQ Differences Completely Environmental in Origin?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Are Racial/Ethnic Group IQ Differences Completely Environmental in Origin?

Jun 29, 20251 Min

Do Males and Females Have the Same Distribution of IQ Scores?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Do Males and Females Have the Same Distribution of IQ Scores?

Jun 28, 20251 Min

Is Emotional Intelligence a Real Ability that Is Helpful in Life?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Is Emotional Intelligence a Real Ability that Is Helpful in Life?

Jun 27, 20251 Min

Is Very High Intelligence More Beneficial than Moderately High Intelligence?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Is Very High Intelligence More Beneficial than Moderately High Intelligence?

Jun 26, 20251 Min

Are Intelligence Tests Designed to Create or Perpetuate a False Meritocracy?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Are Intelligence Tests Designed to Create or Perpetuate a False Meritocracy?

Jun 25, 20251 Min

Is Intelligence Important in the Workplace?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Is Intelligence Important in the Workplace?

Jun 24, 20251 Min

Do IQ Scores Just Measure How Good Someone is at Taking Tests?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Do IQ Scores Just Measure How Good Someone is at Taking Tests?

Jun 23, 20251 Min

Are Admissions Tests A Barrier to College for Underrepresented Students?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Are Admissions Tests A Barrier to College for Underrepresented Students?

Jun 22, 20251 Min

Do Non-cognitive Variables Have Powerful Effects on Academic Achievement?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Do Non-cognitive Variables Have Powerful Effects on Academic Achievement?

Jun 21, 20251 Min

Can Effective Schools Make Every Child Academically Proficient?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Can Effective Schools Make Every Child Academically Proficient?

Jun 20, 20251 Min

Is Every Child Gifted?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Is Every Child Gifted?

Jun 19, 20251 Min

Does Improvability of IQ Mean Intelligence Can Be Equalized?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Does Improvability of IQ Mean Intelligence Can Be Equalized?

Jun 18, 20251 Min

Can Brain-Training Programs Raise IQ?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Can Brain-Training Programs Raise IQ?

Jun 17, 20251 Min

Can Social Interventions Drastically Raise IQ?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Can Social Interventions Drastically Raise IQ?

Jun 16, 20251 Min

Are Genes Important for Determining Intelligence?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Are Genes Important for Determining Intelligence?

Jun 14, 20251 Min

Is Raising IQ Possible?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Is Raising IQ Possible?

Jun 13, 20251 Min

Does IQ Reflect A Person’s Socioeconomic Status?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Does IQ Reflect A Person’s Socioeconomic Status?

Jun 12, 20251 Min

Are Intelligence Tests Biased Against Diverse Populations?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Are Intelligence Tests Biased Against Diverse Populations?

Jun 10, 20251 Min

Is Practical Intelligence a Real Ability Separate from General Intelligence?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Is Practical Intelligence a Real Ability Separate from General Intelligence?

Jun 6, 20251 Min

Is Intelligence Just A Western Concept?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Is Intelligence Just A Western Concept?

Jun 4, 20251 Min

Does IQ Not Correspond to Brain Anatomy or Functioning?
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Does IQ Not Correspond to Brain Anatomy or Functioning?

Jun 3, 20251 Min

Measuring Cognitive Aging with Memory and Processing Speed Tasks
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Measuring Cognitive Aging with Memory and Processing Speed Tasks

May 23, 20251 Min

Comparing Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s omega reliability values
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Comparing Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s omega reliability values

Apr 13, 20251 Min

Does Intelligence Increase Over Time? Exploring the Flynn Effect
Robert Neir
Robert Neir

Does Intelligence Increase Over Time? Exploring the Flynn Effect

Mar 26, 20251 Min

Creating an IQ test
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Creating an IQ test

Sep 10, 20231 Min

Increasing your IQ
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Increasing your IQ

Sep 10, 20231 Min

Culture-fair Intelligence Tests
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Culture-fair Intelligence Tests

Sep 10, 20231 Min

Flynn Effect
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Flynn Effect

Sep 10, 20231 Min

Cognitive Development
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Cognitive Development

Sep 10, 20231 Min

IQ Test Quality
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

IQ Test Quality

Sep 9, 20231 Min

Do non-g gains from the Flynn effect matter? Yes and no
Dr. Russell T. Warne
Dr. Russell T. Warne

Do non-g gains from the Flynn effect matter? Yes and no

Jan 3, 20211 Min