Terman’s giftedness study

a longitudinal study of 1,528 gifted children in California. The participants—3 to 19 years old—had IQs above 135. The study suggested that individuals who are gifted as children tend to exhibit greater success throughout their lifetimes, as measured by conventional societal standards, than those who are not. It also suggested that 2% of the population is gifted and that gifted children have better health and happier lives than their counterparts. [initiated in 1921 by Lewis M. Terman]

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Psychology term of the day

September 8th 2024

reproducibility

n. the extent to which a study produces the same findings when it is conducted by a different independent researcher. A given research finding is thought to be stronger when it can be both repeated and reproduced. See repeatability; replication.