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Environmental Influences on Intelligence (background for intelligence)
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- 1What did the research of Lucus show?- if premature babies breastfed rather than bottle fed they have significantly higher cognitive skills by age 8
- but this is not the same for full-term babies - 2Negatives of the research of Lucus?- doesn't account for other environmental factors surrounding those who don't breast feed
- socially sensitive? - 3What does the research of Schoenthaler show?- if you give supplements to children (age 6-12) with a healthy diet, they won't have an impact on their intelligence
- for children that are poorly nourished, supplements improve their intelligence - 4What did Goldschmidt research?- effects of smoking cannabis during pregnancy
- 5What were the results of Goldschmidt's research for mother who smoke during the first trimester?- children show less verbal reasoning when they reach school age
- 6What were the results of Goldschmidt's research for mother who smoke during the second trimester?- children show low memory skills
- 7What were the results of Goldschmidt's research for mother who smoke during the third trimester?- children showed low intelligence in many areas
- 8What other variables did Goldschmidt not take into consideration?other social factors early on in the children's lives:
- less social support
- poor diet - 9Who researched the influence of a mothers stress on unborn babies?King (2008)
- 10Who was the sample in King's (2008) study?- 140 children who had been born during one of the largest ice storms in Quebec since 1998
- mothers had been highly affected by the storm and had reported high levels of stress - 11Results of King's study:- children had lower IQs than children of mothers who had been less stressed
- significantly low IQs than those not influenced by the storm at all - 12How does stress impact a baby?- mother releases cortisol when stressed
- this enters the amniotic fluid, and consequently, the foetus has higher levels of cortisol too - 13Negatives of the research by King (2008)?- socially sensitive
- the study would have required an amniocentesis (high risk of miscarriage)
- an amniocentesis is stressful in itself due to high risks to mother and baby and the results can often be confused (can we really test for cortisol in the foetus?) - 14Main psychologists that showed environmental influences on intelligence:- Lucus
- Schoenthaler
- Goldschmidt
- King (2008)
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- A level Psychology (Applied - Intelligence) Flashcards on Environmental Influences on Intelligence (background for intelligence), created by Katie Crowfoot on 02/01/2019.
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