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Intelligence and perception: galton"s anthropometric approach: the systematic attempt to measure intelligence in the modern era began with sir francis. The wechsler adult intelligence scale (wais: wais: the most common intelligence test in use for adults. Not have as high iqs and argued that it was appropriate to stream them into less academic pursuits and jobs. Not reflect genetic differences: the race-iq gap is explained not by genetic differences but by differences in environments, stereotypes threat effects, and responses to the progress itself, research suggests that it is possible to improve one"s intelligence. 9. 3 biological, environmental and behavioural in uences on behaviour. Environmental in uences on intelligence: environmental conditions determine which genes get expressed (turned on) for a given individual. Birth order: iq level of rst child is usually greatest, older siblings end up tutoring/ mentoring younger siblings; the act of teaching their knowledge bene ts the older sibling more (teaching requires deep level of processing)
