Sex differences on the WAIS-IV in Taiwan and the United States

Hsin Yi Chen; Richard Lynn

doi:10.46469/mq.2018.59.1.11

Sex differences on the WAIS-IV in Taiwan and the United States

Hsin Yi Chen, Richard Lynn^*

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Department of Special Education

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Abstract

Sex differences are reported in the standardization samples of the WAIS-IV in Taiwan and the United States. In Taiwan, men obtained a significantly higher Full Scale IQ than women by 5.25 IQ points while in the United States men obtained a significantly higher Full Scale IQ than women by 2.25 IQ points. There were no consistent sex differences in variability in the Taiwan sample.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	121-126
Number of pages	6
Journal	Mankind Quarterly
Volume	59
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.46469/mq.2018.59.1.11
Publication status	Published - 2018

Keywords

Intelligence
Sex differences
Taiwan
Variability
WAIS-IV

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Anthropology
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

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