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Deary, Ian J, Batty, G David·2007·Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

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This glossary provides a guide to some concepts, findings and issues of discussion in the new field of research in which intelligence test scores are associated with mortality and morbidity. Intelligence tests are devised and studied by differential psychologists. Some of the major concepts in differential psychology are explained, especially those regarding cognitive ability testing. Some aspects of IQ (intelligence) tests are described and some of the major tests are outlined. A short guide is given to the main statistical techniques used by differential psychologists in the study of human mental abilities. There is a discussion of common epidemiological concepts in the context of cognitive epidemiology.

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Authors
Deary, I. J., & Batty, G. D.
Affiliations
  • University of Edinburgh (GB)
  • MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (GB)
Corresponding author
Deary, Ian J
Venue
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Publisher
BMJ
Published
2007-04-13
Volume
61
Issue
5
Pages
378-384
ISSN
  • 0141-7681 (ISSN-L)
  • 0143-005X
  • 1470-2738
OpenAlex
W4210776418
Cited by
121
References
69
Citations by year
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FWCI
11.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Wellcome Trust (071954/Z/03/Z)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
Keywords
intelligence tests, IQ, mortality, morbidity, cognitive ability testing, differential psychology, intelligence quotient, cognitive ability
MeSH terms
Education, Medical, Continuing, Epidemiology, Humans, Intelligence Tests, Mortality, Terminology as Topic, Psychometrics

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