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Title: Men are more intelligent than women, claims new study
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Daily Mail
URL Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/li ... icle_id=405056&in_page_id=1770
Published: Sep 14, 2006
Author: BEN CLERKIN & FIONA MACRAE
Post Date: 2006-09-14 19:04:06 by Peetie Wheatstraw
Keywords: None
Views: 202
Comments: 19
It is research that is guaranteed to delight men - and infuriate the women in their lives. A controversial new study has claimed that men really are more intelligent than women. The study - carried out by a man - concluded that men's IQs are almost four points higher than women's. British-born researcher John Philippe Rushton, who previously created a furore by suggesting intelligence is influenced by race, says the finding could explain why so few women make it to the top in the workplace. He claims the 'glass ceiling' phenomenon is probably due to inferior intelligence, rather than discrimination or lack of opportunity. The University of Western Ontario psychologist reached his conclusion after scrutinising the results of university aptitude tests taken by 100,000 students aged 17 and 18 of both sexes. A focus on a factors such as the ability to quickly grasp a complex concept, verbal reasoning skills and creativity - some of they key ingredients of intelligence - revealed the male teenagers had IQs that were an average of 3.63 points higher. The average person has an IQ of around 100. The findings, which held true for all classes and levels of parental education, overturn a 100 year consensus that men and women average the same in general mental ability. They also conflict with evidence that girls do better in school exams than boys. But Prof Rushton, who was born in Bournemouth and obtained his doctorate in social psychology from the London School of Economics, argues that the faster maturing of girls leads to them outshining boys in the classroom. And since almost all previous data showing an absence of difference between the sexes was gathered on schoolchildren, the gender difference could easily have been missed. 'It looks like up until late adolescence, the females have the advantage over males because they mature faster, which masks the underlying difference, he said. Although experts have accepted that men and women differ mentally, with males averaging higher on tests of 'spatial ability' and females higher on verbal tests, it was assumed the differences averaged out, leaving no difference in overall intelligence. Prof Rushton believes the differences are directly linked to brain size, with other studies showing men having slightly bigger brains than women. 'We know that men have larger brains, even when you take into account larger body size,' said the researcher. 'That means there are more neurons. The question is what these neurons are doing in a man - and they probably have an advantage in processing information.' It is thought the difference may date back to the Stone Age, with women seeking out men who are more intelligent than them in a bid to pass on the best genes to their children. 'Some people have suggested it evolved because women prefer men who are more intelligent than they are for husbands,' said the professor. 'Just as they prefer men who are taller than them, they also prefer a male who is a little ahead of them in IQ.' Critics claim Prof Rushton's results could have been skewed by the inclusion of more test results from females than form males. Prof Rushton, who four years ago triggered a scientific row by claiming intelligence and behaviour are influenced by race, with blacks being more likely to be involved in crime and Asians having a greater chance of high IQs, however, stands by his results. 'These are unpopular conclusions,' he said. 'People should not be made to feel afraid to study controversial issues. 'We have the right to find the truth. One should really look at the facts.' His work appears to confirm British research which showed men have bigger brains and higher IQs than women, which may explain why chess grandmasters and geniuses are more likely to be male. The analyses of more than 20,000 verbal reasoning tests taken by university students from around the world revealed that women's IQs are up to five points lower than men's . Women needn't feel despondent, however, as the scientists believe women can achieve just as much as men - as long as they work harder.
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#1. To: Peetie Wheatstraw (#0)
Only four? BS.
"I always knew I was smart...!"
Heh, heh, now you're the "lightning rod" on this thread, dude..! ;)
Whether or not men have higher average IQ's than women, I think it has long been accepted that men's IQ's have a higher standard deviation, i.e., a greater variance, with more individuals' IQ's far from the average. This by itself would explain why chess grandmasters and geniuses are more likely to be male.
Katrina was America's Chernobyl.
Accepted by whom? I'm not being facetious: Larry Summers suffered vilification and eventually was forced out as President of Harvard for saying the same thing.
Molon labe, chicks.
Wikipedia: Sex and intelligence. And obviously the overrepresentation would be considerably greater for more extreme outliers, e.g., people with IQ's between 140 and 150, or those with IQ's that are higher still.
Katrina was America's Chernobyl.
Don't misunderstand---I--selbst--accept the sex differences in IQ distribution. I'm just saying that it's still career suicide in many circles to say so.
I couldn't quite make out the response from the ladies, but it sounded something like "Lysistrata".... :P
My wife has read Corinthians...end of story. :-)
who's the boss? ;P
"If she won't 'submit,' you better quit...!" :P
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_vos_Savant
"If there’s another 9/11 or a major war in the Middle-East involving a U.S. attack on Iran, I have no doubt that there will be, the day after or within days an equivalent of a Reichstag fire decree that will involve massive detentions in this country." - Daniel Ellsberg Author, Pentagon Papers I don't know any woman who believes in her heart that men are "smarter" than women, "especially," as one woman put it, "when they think with their little head...!" :P
That's right, we may not all be Marilyn vos Savant, but we all know how to even the playing field, and more.
"If there’s another 9/11 or a major war in the Middle-East involving a U.S. attack on Iran, I have no doubt that there will be, the day after or within days an equivalent of a Reichstag fire decree that will involve massive detentions in this country." - Daniel Ellsberg Author, Pentagon Papers Or level it, as it were... :P
An IQ test made up by men shows men do slightly better, big deal. An IQ test made up by women would more than likely show the opposite, again, big deal. IQ tests are highly overrated IMHO no matter who they are made up by.
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If we were really at war, the borders would be closed.
The study - carried out by a man - concluded that men's IQs are almost four points higher than women's.
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#2. To: All (#0)
#3. To: who knows what evil (#1)
Only four? BS.
#4. To: Peetie Wheatstraw (#0)
His work appears to confirm British research which showed men have bigger brains and higher IQs than women, which may explain why chess grandmasters and geniuses are more likely to be male.
#5. To: aristeides (#4)
Whether or not men have higher average IQ's than women, I think it has long been accepted that men's IQ's have a higher standard deviation, i.e., a greater variance, with more individuals' IQ's far from the average.
#6. To: Peetie Wheatstraw (#3)
Remember...G-d saved more animals than people on the ark. www.siameserescue.org
#7. To: Peetie Wheatstraw (#5)
Deary et al. (2003) performed an analysis of an IQ test administered to almost all children in Scotland at age 11 in 1932 (>80,000). The average IQ scores by sex were 100.64 for girls and 100.48 for boys. The difference in mean IQ is not significant. However, the standard deviation was 14.1 for girls and 14.9 for boys. This difference was statistically significant. In the sample studied, 49.6% are girls and 50.4% are boys. Because of the difference in variance between the sexes however, girls are in excess by 2% in the middle IQ range of 90–115. At the extreme IQ ranges, 50–60 and 130–140, boys make up 58.6% and 57.7% of the population (a gap of 17.2% and 15.4%) respectively. That is, boys were overrepresented amongst the lowest and highest IQ groups.
#8. To: aristeides (#7)
#9. To: who knows what evil (#6)
Molon labe, chicks.
#10. To: Peetie Wheatstraw (#9)
Remember...G-d saved more animals than people on the ark. www.siameserescue.org
#11. To: Peetie Wheatstraw, who knows what evil? (#9)
#12. To: who knows what evil, Peetie Wheatstraw (#10)
#13. To: christine, who knows what evil (#11)
who's the boss? ;P
#14. To: Peetie Wheatstraw (#0)
#15. To: christine (#12)
#16. To: Peetie Wheatstraw (#15)
#17. To: robin (#16)
but we all know how to even the playing field, and more.
#18. To: Peetie Wheatstraw (#0)
(Edited)
"It was an interesting day." - President Bush, recalling 9/11 [White House, 1/5/02]
#19. To: RickyJ (#18)
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