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Assorted References

major reference
- In human intelligence: The IQ test
application to concept of race
- In race: Race and intelligence
behaviour genetics
- In behaviour genetics: Methods of study
- In human genetic disease: Cognitive and behavioral genetics
biological determinism
- In biological determinism: The eugenics movement
capital punishment
- In capital punishment: Capital punishment in the early 21st century
characterization of intellectual disability
- In intellectual disability: Characterization
geniuses
- In genius
gifted child
- In gifted child
learning and psychomotor skills
- In psychomotor learning: Other factors
Terman’s work
- In Lewis Terman

testing

intelligence testing
- In intelligence test
mental age
- In mental age

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - IQ and Human Intelligence.	Emily Rodriguez	Nov 18, 2024
	Add new Web site: Frontiers - The Role of Intelligence Quotient and Emotional Intelligence in Cognitive Control Processes.	Gloria Lotha	Jun 20, 2024
	Add new Web site: Simply Psychology - IQ Vs EQ: Why Emotional Intelligence Matters More Than You Think.	Aakanksha Gaur	Feb 16, 2024
	Add new Web site: MedicineNet - How Do I Know My IQ? IQ Ranges & Average Scores.	Gloria Lotha	Jan 05, 2024
	Add new Web site: Campus Manitoba PressbooksEDU Network - Standardization and the Intelligence Quotient.	Aakanksha Gaur	Nov 07, 2023
	Add new Web site: Mensa International - What is IQ?	Gloria Lotha	Aug 18, 2023
	Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - IQ and Human Intelligence.	Aakanksha Gaur	Apr 28, 2023
	Add new Web site: Verywell Mind - What's the Average IQ?	Aakanksha Gaur	Nov 11, 2022
	Add new Web site: ThoughtCo. - What Is an IQ?	Aakanksha Gaur	May 10, 2018
	Add new Web site: American Psychiatric Association - Intelligent intelligence testing.	Grace Young	Oct 16, 2016
	Add new Web site: Psych Central - IQ Test.	Grace Young	Oct 16, 2016
	Add new Web site: Psych Central - IQ Test.	Grace Young	Jun 12, 2016
	Add new Web site: American Psychological Association - Intelligent Intelligence Testing.	Grace Young	Jun 12, 2016
	Added graph of intelligence quotient (IQ) as normal distribution.	Jeannette L. Nolen	Jan 30, 2009
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jun 10, 2005
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998