Tag: case studies

The search for Albert Einstein’s IQ

Sep 14, 2023Russell T. WarneAlbert Einstein, Brian M. Hughes, case studies, IQ, IQ testing, Malcolm Gladwell, popular press, Ruud Weijermars

I have concluded that any currently existing claims of an IQ score for Albert Einstein are not credible.

Stupid? No. Unfamiliar? Yes. The meaning of low mean IQs in developing nations

Apr 29, 2023Russell T. Warnecase studies, controversies, diversity, education, educational psychology, Flynn effect, human variability, intelligence, international development, IQ, IQ testing, James Flynn, national average IQ, psychology, research

Illiterate people’s thinking probably remains grounded in their everyday experience. When these people take a test that solely measures abstract thinking, they perform poorly. This does not make them stupid. Instead, it shows the disconnect between their natural mode of thought and the unfamiliar test content.

Book review: FREUD’S PATIENTS: A BOOK OF LIVES

Mar 7, 2022Russell T. Warnebook review, case studies, Freud's Patients: A Book of Lives, History of Psychology, Mikkel Borch-Jacobsen, psychoanalysis, scientific fraud, Sigmund Freud

I came away from the book with a taste of how profoundly evil Freud was.

Discovery of IQ scores for conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton

Aug 3, 2020Russell T. WarneArmy Beta, case studies, conjoined twins, Daisy and Violet Hilton, digit span, History of Psychology, intelligence testing, personality testing

Archival research can sometimes be very surprising. I experienced this firsthand last week when I doing some research for a manuscript that I am coauthoring with a colleague. I was reading some historical scientific articles when I stumbled upon a book chapter entitled “A Study of a Pair of Siamese Twins” (Koch, 1928). Of course,…