In Root's study, superior children (IQ 135+ younger, 120+ older) excelled normal children on all administered tests¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 1922 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The superior children excelled normal children on all the tests given (opposites, symbol-digit, directions, proverbs, and the like). → Sandiford 1922

Evidence¶

Sandiford 1922¶

Sandiford, P., & R. P. (1922). New Publications: reviews of Baldwin's mental growth study, Root's A Socio-Psychological Study of 53 Supernormal Children, and Ballard's Group Tests of Intelligence. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://psycnet.apa.org/journal/edu

q2 · i? · review · r2

Review of Root's monograph, a sociological and psychological study of a small group of children of superior intelligence selected via principals' and teachers' reports; the review reports the children "excelled normal children on all these tests." No statistics are printed in the review.

"These children were given a great number of tests of all kinds, opposites, symbol-digit, directions, proverbs, and the like. The superior children excelled normal children on all these tests."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Root's case histories characterize the superior child as having a good home and superior parents — related
• PoorAF children do not differ from controls on tasks retrieving semantic information (words, objects, countries) or verbal routines (proverbs) — related
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• Students of literary inclination excel on verbal tests while scientifically inclined students excel on constructive tests, with no digit-span difference — related
• The reviewer argues mental tests are more needed for selecting superior children than for selecting inferior children — related