INTELLIGENCE, SEASON OF BIRTH AND CLIMATIC TEMPERATURE

INTELLIGENCE, SEASON OF BIRTH AND CLIMATIC TEMPERATURE

Among a sample of adult intellectual subnormals, season of birth is significantly associated with the subsequent level of intellectual performance. An analysis of these data was made, together with climatic temperature levels during the embryonic development of these individuals. The association bet...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:The British journal of psychology 1963-08, Vol.54 (3), p.273-276
1. Verfasser: ORME, J. E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Climate
Delivery, Obstetric
Female
Humans
Intellectual Disability
Intelligence
Old Medline
Pregnancy
Seasons
Statistics as Topic
Temperature
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Among a sample of adult intellectual subnormals, season of birth is significantly associated with the subsequent level of intellectual performance. An analysis of these data was made, together with climatic temperature levels during the embryonic development of these individuals. The association between season of birth and subsequent intellectual performance appears to be a result of the climatic changes (as measured by climatic temperature) occurring throughout pregnancy.
ISSN:0007-1269
2044-8295
DOI:10.1111/j.2044-8295.1963.tb00882.x