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Verbal test segments correlate more highly with the composite intelligence criterion than non-verbal segments

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 1923 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q is the design tier, i the impact, n the sample, and the kind with its r the rigour judged within that kind: what each code means.

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q2 i? Averaged across grades, intelligence correlates 0.27 with non-verbal tests and 0.54 with the abstract (verbal-end) tests of scale N. → Herring 1923 q2 i? In age groups, intelligence correlates 0.49 with non-verbal tests and 0.88 with the abstract tests of scale N. → Herring 1923

Evidence

Herring 1923

Herring, J. P. (1923). Verbal and Abstract Elements in Intelligence Examinations. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://psycnet.apa.org

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Grade-averaged correlations of intelligence with segments of scale N show "With non-verbals . 0.27" against "With the abstract tests 0.54"; the corresponding age-group averages are 0.49 and 0.88.

"With non-verbals . 0.27 With the middle of scale N 0.31 With the abstract tests 0.54"

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type claim
id verbal-tests-correlate-higher-than-non-verbal
title Verbal test segments correlate more highly with the composite intelligence criterion than non-verbal segments
description Verbal test segments correlate more highly with the composite intelligence criterion than non-verbal segments
status review
evidence_strength moderate
newest_evidence 1923
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