The measurement of intelligence.

A Study of the Relationship between Intelligence and Crime

“…These findings are quite in agreement with the findings of Anderson in his investigation of Wisconsin criminals among whom he found 45% recidivists. 2 1 Glueck, in an investigation at Sing Sing found a total of 66%o recividists, 22 Further, the very fact there is such a high percentage of repeaters shows the ineffectuality of our present penitentiary system both for correction and intimidation. 29 Likewise deserving of comment is the marked extent of habitual criminality, which ranges from 6% for the low grade feebleminded criminals to 10% for those of normal intelligence, an average of 9.9% of all criminals.…”

“…Indeed, Goddard, after his long study of feeblemindedness, reached the conclusion that every mentally deficient individual is a potential criminal, and further, that 40% of families manifesting feeblemindedness show criminality and that sex delinquency in such families is practically the rule.' 5 The seriousness of this hardly needs mention! However, whether the role played by feeblemindedness in the production of crime is direct or indirect is not a proposition to be decided here, nor does that question lessen the grave significance of mental deficiency in relation to anti-social behavior and criminality.…”

“…That the inclusion of misdemeanors in calculating recidivism is entirely justifiable in a study of the nature of criminalty is not to be doubted, since there is nothing inherent in an offense against the law which makes it either a felony or a misdemeanor.' Indeed, the mere circumstances of the situation often determine whether the particular manifestation of criminal tendencies constitutes a misdemeanor or a felony, 2 ' and in the vast majority of cases, the standards of judgment are entirely arbitrary. Accordingly, the following In the foregoing table, for each individual, a history of misdemeanors, whether one or many, is considered as a single offense, and actual convictions of felonies constitute all additional offenses.…”

“…Nevertheless, poverty itself does weaken the moral sentiments and thus it does pave the way for anti-social behavior. 5 Moreover, it constitutes an obstacle to education, the want of which may prevent moral development." However, that poverty may have a direct relationship to delinquency must not be overlooked, as individual cases will show, a relationship dependent upon individual factors and made manifest by circumstances.…”

Chinese students’ perceptions of their creativity and their perceptions of Western students’ creativity

“…There is little research that applies the Four C Model of Creativity in cross cultural creativity research, even though there is a wealth of literature (Feldman, 1999;Gagné, 2005;Gardner, 1983;Guilford, 1967;Niu & Sternberg, 2002;Plucker, 2003;Renzulli, 1978;Sternberg, 2005;Taylor, 1984;Terman, 1916;Torrance, 1966;Yue, 2002Yue, , 2011 investigating creativity. This paper has applied the Four C Model of Creativity to a typical Eastern culture, China.…”