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European College of Neuropsychopharmacology. "Intelligence: More Nature than Nurture?" ScienceDaily. 17 October 2007. Web. <http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071016131452.html>

Summary: This article discusses genetic influences on brain development. It discusses research done in twins, clinical implications, and also uses numerical data. The article argues that while showing an impressive growth prenatally, the human brain is not completed at birth. It speaks on the brains adaptation to our environment over the course of our lives and discusses gray and white matter.

Analysis: In Intelligence: More Nature than Nurture? the author supports his claims by using evidence in numbers of the studies done on brain development. The article is broken up into four sections that each explain the argument, the research and the conclusion. I believe the author could have gone more in depth but the information provided is effective and convincing. The author does a good job at simplifying and organizing the data in the article. Connections: Quotes: Evidence is accumulating that brain structure is under considerable genetic influence [Peper et al., 2007]. Puberty, the transitional phase from childhood into adulthood, involves changes in brain morphology that may be essential to optimal adult functioning

Studies revealed that total brain volume is positively correlated with general intelligence

These findings point to a neural network that shares a common genetic origin with human intelligence. Thus, it seems that the individual variation in morphology of areas involved in attention, language, visual, and emotional processing, as well as in sensorimotor processing are strongly genetically influenced.

Sewel, William H., and Vimal P. Shah. "Socioeconomic Status, Intelligence, and the Attainment of Higher Education." Sociology of Education 40.1 (1967): 1-23. Web. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/2112184.pdf?&acceptTC=true&jpdConfirm=true>

Summary: This article examines the effect of socioeconomic status and intelligence on the attainment and completion of higher education. It also compares men and women and uses numerical data. The articles argues that people have different access to education depending on where they live.

Analysis: In this article the authors are supporting their ideas first by making an argument and then showing the facts/data associated with their argument. The supportive details are very effective and the article was well written and extensive leading to all of my questions being answered.

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White, Karl R. "The Relation between Socioeconomic Status and Academic Achievement." Psychological Bulletin 91.3 (1982): 461-481. Web. <http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/bul/91/3/461.pdf>

Summary: This article is a study of the impact of socioeconomic status on academic achievement and suggests that the two are weakly correlated. It is a collection of data used to argue the correlation between socioeconomic class and strong academic performance.

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