gender stereotype plays a role in human intelligence.
SS2028 (Basic Psychology II)
IQ estimation experiment report
Student name: CHOI Jisun
Student number: 54495199
City University of Hong Kong
Semester B 2016/2017
Introduction
This study is meant to determine whether gender stereotype plays a role in human intelligence. According to the psychological arguments, the intelligence of males
exceeds that of females on average (Hogan, 1978). To test this sex stereotype, own IQ and that of the parents were used from a sample of both males and females. +++
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Hypothesis
Hypothesis 1
: Males individual I.Q is equal to Females I.Q
: Males own I.Q is greater than of Women I.Q
Hypothesis 2
: Both males’ and females’ father’s I.Q is equal to mother’s I.Q
: Both males’ and females’ dad’s I.Q is greater that of mother’s I.Q
Hypothesis 3
: Both the men’s and women’s dad’s I.Q is equal to individual I.Q
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: Both men’s and women’s dad’s I.Q is greater than individual I.Q
Variables
The gender of the participants assumes the independent variable while the estimated IQ scores are the dependent variables. The members used same questions under the
same conditions as the control variables in this study.
Methodology
Face-to-face Interviews and questionnaires were used. The participants were asked about two males and two females. There was a set of three questions which included
own intelligence, that of the fathers, and for the mothers. Those who seemed to know their results were excluded from the study. The total number of participants was
156; 78 males and 78 females. All of the participants were college students from different faculties. Students who didn’t know their real I.Q score were asked to
answer estimated individual IQ scores, expected dad’s IQs, and mother’s estimated IQ score. When all the questions were finished, participants were told about the aim
of the exercise, expected sex differences, and confidentiality of all information. + put more words if needed
Data analysis
The information got analyzed using SPSS. The researcher did an independent t-test for comparing the IQ scores for both men and women and females. Also, he used a
Paired Sample t-test for comparing own IQ to that of their fathers and mothers.
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Hypothesis 1 – Dependent samples (Paired)
Table 1.1. Descriptive stats for participants …………
Gender N M SD
Father IQ 78 119.91+ 13.80
Mother IQ 78 105.99 12.88
Males (N=..) Females (n…)
Mean…. (SD=….)
Independent samples t-test
Table 1.2. t-test for equality of means
t df Sig.
3.358 77 .001
t(77)=3.358 p<.001
Hypothesis 2
t(154) = …
p<…
r=…
Hypothesis 3
Discussions ????????????????????
There were three hypotheses for this experiment. First, it got hypothesized that males have higher IQ estimates compared to women. Second, it was postulated that there
was no difference between the individual IQ tests and that of their mothers for both males and females. The third hypothesis was that there is no significance
difference between the own IQ results and that of their fathers for both male and female participant. ++ needs more
References
Hogan, H. W. (1978). I.Q. self-estimates of males and females. Journal of Social
Psychology, 106, 137-138.
Sternberg, R. J. (1997). The Triarchy theory of intelligence. In P. Flannagan, J. L. Genshaft, & P. L. Harrison (Eds), Contemporary intellectual assessment: Theories,
tests, and issues (pp. 92-104). New York: Guilford Press.
