Deary Ian J, Batty G David
Department of Psychology, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
J Epidemiol Community Health. 2007 May;61(5):378-84. doi: 10.1136/jech.2005.039206.
This glossary provides a guide to some concepts, findings and issues of discussion in the new field of research in which intelligence test scores are associated with mortality and morbidity. Intelligence tests are devised and studied by differential psychologists. Some of the major concepts in differential psychology are explained, especially those regarding cognitive ability testing. Some aspects of IQ (intelligence) tests are described and some of the major tests are outlined. A short guide is given to the main statistical techniques used by differential psychologists in the study of human mental abilities. There is a discussion of common epidemiological concepts in the context of cognitive epidemiology.
本术语表为智力测验分数与死亡率和发病率相关的新研究领域中的一些概念、研究结果和讨论问题提供指南。智力测验由差异心理学家设计和研究。文中解释了差异心理学中的一些主要概念,尤其是与认知能力测试相关的概念。描述了智商(智力)测试的一些方面,并概述了一些主要测试。还给出了差异心理学家在研究人类心理能力时使用的主要统计技术的简要指南。本文在认知流行病学的背景下讨论了常见的流行病学概念。