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| This is measured by brain structure and function and is comprised by physiology and genetics |
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| Psychometric intelligence |
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| A measure of intellectual ability through SATs, IQ tests and other standardized exams. This is influenced by one's family upbrining, cultural factors, education and socioeconomic status. |
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| Societal knowledge outside of school. This is influenced by personality, motivation, ambition, experience, coping strategies, education etc. |
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| (Identical twins) They have a shared genetic makeup and usually a shared family background. These type of twins should have the most similar IQs of any two people on earth |
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(Fraternal twins) Fraternal twins raised together with the
same family environment are 50%
genetically identical. Compared to MZ twins,
both have the same family environment but
their genetic variation tells you something
about the genetic contribution in
intelligence. |
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A statistic invented by Sir Francis Galton . If two things are
correlated, they will either be high or low
together and will not vary apart very much. |
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