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Family size, birth order and IQ components: a survey of a Cambridge suburb

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

C. G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor
C. G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor
Affiliation:
Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge
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Summary

This study examines the relationship between family size, birth order and IQ components. No significant associations were found in either non-manual or manual social groups between IQ scores and family size. The correlation coefficient between verbal IQ and family size in the non-manual group was positive and differed significantly from the negative manual group value. Birth order effects were noted; the association differed significantly between non-manual IQ components and between social groups.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , July 1980 , pp. 309 - 312
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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