PSY BEH 11B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cyril Burt, Stereotype Threat, Twin
12 Jul 2018
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Monozygotic share 100% of genes while dizygotic share 50% of genes. Iq scores of monozygotic twins are more correlated than dizygotic. Speed of mental processing: relationship b/w general intelligence and mental speed appears to be correlated w/ greater longevity of people with high iqs. Link b/w this and general intelligence is attention. Diff kinds of intelligence seem to be related to sizes of certain brain regions. Stereotype threat - the experience of being at risk of confirming, as self-characteristic, a negative stereotype of one"s group. Women perform worse on math tests when they think the test will produce gender differences.
