title: Estimation of parental IQ.
abstract: 217 undergraduates, their parents, and grandparents were asked to estimate the IQs of themselves as well as those of their parents. Previous research has shown the existence of a gender-related bias that affects the ability of younger adults to estimate the IQs of their parents. The results of this survey showed that, in contrast to young and middle-aged individuals, older adults estimated the IQs of their parents to be equal to their own.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Byrd
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stacey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*