PO080: Self-Reports of Cognitive Abilities and IQ: Race and Gender

  • PMD: 1
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
  • Poster Session 4: Recent Developments in Assessment and Research

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. understand the limitations of self-report of cognitive abilities;
  2. know how everyday people define intelligence versus IQ; and
  3. know how self-ratings of men and women and different racial/ethnic groups have changed over time.

Description

CHC abilities, executive functions, general mental ability, and IQ were self-rated by adults. Ratings of GMA and IQ were significantly correlated; no gender or racial differences were found.

Presenter(s)

Catherine A. Fiorello, PhD, Temple University
Denae M. Sisco, Temple University

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