Biological Psychology (MindTap Course List)
Biological Psychology (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305105409
Author: James W. Kalat
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3.3, Problem 9EIQ
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Studies of human brain size and intelligence found correlations barely above zero which means two variables are related. However, a low correlation between two variables can mean either that they are unrelated, or the poor measurement of one of the variables. Early studies used the measurement of skull size instead of brain size. Nowadays, researchers use more accurate measurements obtained from MRI, most of these studies find a moderate positive correlation between brain size and IQ.

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