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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

IP Research Proposal/blog post 3



How does a person’s IQ connect with how early they learned to talk?

**Why I am interested: I babysat 2 kids back in Indiana, a 3 year old and 1 year old. The 3 year old had the IQ of a 6 year old while the 1 year was struggle to make any advances. It made me wonder what these 2 boys would be like as they age.


Average IQ is said to be between 85-100, but…
1- How accurate is an IQ test really?
·         Same score every time, every test would be ideal but is not the case
·         Normally test what is culturally significant, not one’s core intelligence


2- Is a child that speaks late a late learner?
·         Alison Gopnik: What do babies think?
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Babies who cannot speak were able to tell what a person did or did not like (crackers vs. broccoli)

3- Did those we consider “geniuses” learn to talk at an early age?
·         Albert Einstein
o   Slow learner, parents even consulted doctor
o   Tended to think in pictures rather than words


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