Intelligence and Thinking. Part 6: Nature Versus Nurture

Subtitle

Nature versus nurture

Synopsis

Sources of evidence for each side of the ‘nature versus nurture’ argument. Correlations between IQ’s of unrelated persons and identical twins. Effect on child’s IQ of removing him from his natural parents; effect on IQ of separating identical twins in infancy. Jensen’s suggested figure for the inherited contribution to intelligence. ‘Regression to the mean’; excessive maternal influence on IQ; Rosenthal and Jackson’s experiment; Skeels and Dye study.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; Audiocassette. 20 min.; 53 slides. col.

Year of production

1975

Availability

Sale

Documentation

Response booklet included.

Uses

BEd students.

Subjects

Psychology

Keywords

intelligence

Credits

Director

T W Fyfe

Producer

T W Fyfe

Writer

J M Ewing

Cast

J M Ewing

Sponsor

Name

Dundee College of Education, Department of Education and Educational Psychology

Distributor

Name

Northern College of Education

Phone

01382 464272

Fax

01382 464900

Address

Publications Unit
Gardyne Road
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1NY