Women delinquents scored somewhat below an army comparison group on the Stanford-Binet, but overlap was so great that other causes of delinquency must be sought¶
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q2 i? The Stanford-Binet intelligence rating of the delinquent women gave a mean of 11.8 years compared with 13.4 years for an army group, but the reviewers report the overlapping is so great that other important causes must be sought. → No author line 1920
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No author line 1920¶
No author line. (1920). New Publications. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://eric.ed.gov/
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The review reports this comparison from the book's psychological testing of the women delinquents, in which "The intelligence rating by the Stanford-Binet gave a mean of 11.8 years" against the army group mean of 13.4 years. No effect size is printed.
"The intelligence rating by the Stanford-Binet gave a mean of 11.8 years, which may be compared to 13.4 years, the mean of an army group."
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Related Claims¶
- Women delinquents studied in New York State showed very low educational attainment, with a mean grade reached of 4.5 — related
- Goddard's book endorses educational and vocational placement by tested intelligence levels, predicting increased efficiency and reduced delinquency — related
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Women delinquents scored somewhat below an army comparison group on the Stanford-Binet, but overlap was so great that other causes of delinquency must be sought |
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Women delinquents scored somewhat below an army comparison group on the Stanford-Binet, but overlap was so great that other causes of delinquency must be sought |
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1920 |
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