Intelligence and the Language-Bound Effect. Technical Report No. 2 [microform] / Ruth S. Day.
Individual differences in dichotic fusion experiments could be based on a number of different principles. The current working hypothesis suggests that the phenomenon reflects a language-binding effect; language-bound (LB) individuals perceive and remember events in language terms while language-opti...
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| Summary: | Individual differences in dichotic fusion experiments could be based on a number of different principles. The current working hypothesis suggests that the phenomenon reflects a language-binding effect; language-bound (LB) individuals perceive and remember events in language terms while language-optional (LO) individuals can use language structures or set them aside depending on task demands. This paper explores an alternative interpretation, that the two types of individuals differ in overall intelligence levels. Three samples of subjects classified as LB or LO were studied, with about 50 subjects in each. There were no statistically reliable differences in overall scores between LBs and LOs for either the Scholastic Aptitude Test or a standard intelligence test. Thus it appears that the LB-LO distinction is not based on differences in overall intellectual ability. However, other aspects of the data suggested that the two groups may achieve intelligent behavior in different ways. (Author) |
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| Item Description: | Sponsoring Agency: Office of Naval Research, Arlington, VA. Personnel and Training Research Programs Office. Contract Number: N0014-75-C-0967. Contract Number: NR-154-378. ERIC Document Number: ED143011. |
| Physical Description: | 36 pages |