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The aim of the study is to find out if males score higher than females when asked to estimate their IQ.
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ABSTRACT The aim of the study is to find out if males score higher than females when asked to estimate their IQ. Males will estimate their IQ higher than that of females. Participants were individuals in higher education aged 18-25 years old. They were chosen using opportunity sampling. The total number of participants used was 20, 10 male and 10 females. A set of standard procedures and instructions were used (see appendix 1, page 12). A table was produced in order to record the findings (see appendix 2, page 13). Four experimenters were used. Each of which had to get 5 participants each. If participants had already taken an IQ test and know their IQ then they could not be used in the experiment. Each participant was asked the standardised questions and debriefed at the end. Results were recorded in a table for later comparison. The value of the mean, range, standard deviation and...
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