Effect of Head Position at Birth on Wisc Verbal and Performance IQ
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13675946 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John A Churchill (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness, corresponding author), Lee Willerman (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness), James L Grisell (Baton Rouge Clinic), James Grisell (Lafayette Clinic), Melvern A Ayers (Henry Ford Hospital) |
| Year | 1968 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 495-498 |
| Publication date | 1968-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1968.23.2.495 |
| PMID | 5748937 |
| OpenAlex | W2022808024 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
To test the hypothesis that head position at birth is related to superiority of WISC Verbal (V) or Performance (P) IQ, head position at birth was determined for 212 Ss, including 95 sets of siblings. Children who were born Occiput Left (OL), that is, where the head was situated with the occiput in the left half of the maternal pelvis during delivery, were compared to children born Occiput Right (OR) for differences in WISC IQ v and IQ p . The results indicated that children born OR had a significantly lower IQ v than IQ p , but the OLs did not display such a significant difference. When same-sexed sibs were compared, it was found that the OR sib more frequently had higher IQ p and lower IQ v than his OL mate. No clear relationship was demonstrated for opposite-sexed sibling sets
Audiology · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Intelligence quotient · Occiput · Psychiatry · Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children · Anatomy · Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments · Medicine · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |