Objectives The validity of sporting talent is hotly contested by those working, watching, and
participating in sport in its variety of forms. Despite considerable research attention to …

It is well established that variation in caregivers' speech is associated with language
outcomes, yet little is known about the learning principles that mediate these effects. This …

This analysis is about the role of poverty in school reform. Data from a number of sources
are used to make five points. First, that poverty in the United States is greater and of longer …

Using online measures of familiar word recognition in the looking‐while‐listening
procedure, this prospective longitudinal study revealed robust links between processing …

Background The environment can moderate the effect of genes-a phenomenon called gene-
environment (GxE) interaction. Several studies have found that socioeconomic status (SES) …

Herrnstein & Murray's The Bell Curve is a deeply controversial text that raises serious issues
about the stakes involved in reasoning and interpretation. The authors' central contention is …

Information about the influence of educational variables on the development of executive
functions is limited. The aim of this study was to analyze the relation of the parents' …

With the advent of increasingly accessible technologies for typing genetic variation, studies
of gene-environment (G× E) interactions have proliferated in psychological research. Among …

The US has set as a national goal the narrowing of the achievement gap between lower
income and middle-class students, and that between racial and ethnic groups. This is a key …

This book is a comprehensive survey of our scientific knowledge about human intelligence,
written by a researcher who has spent more than 30 years studying the field, receiving a …