Human Development Project: Extremely High IQ

In conclusion

As explained in this presentation, higher intelligence is not a result of just genes, environment, or cognitive development - but a mixture of the three. As numerous research studies show, genes do have an impact on our intelligence, but if nurtured in an ineffective way, one may never unleash this hereditary trait. Having the genes, doesn’t ensure higher intelligence, it takes influence from the environment (especially in terms of social environment) and one’s cognitive development to ensure such results. One’s personality, determination, and hard work all contribute to higher intelligence. As technology progresses we may come to a precise understanding of this topic, but as of now this is the conclusion reached.

Works Cited

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn/news/records/2015/August/Studyoffersfirstgeneticanalysisofpeoplewithextremelyhighintelligence.aspx

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Cognitive Development

Socioemotional Development

• Socio-economic status (SES)
• Home environment
• Early intervention
• Schooling
• Parental influence
• Genetic expression is influenced by environmental conditions

• Fluid and crystallized intelligence
• Impact of reading on one’s cognitive development.
• In childhood and adolescence, intelligence is particularly vulnerable to plasticity and change.
• The relation between brain size and IQ is lower in children than in adults. IQ is related to brain development in complex ways.
• Correlation between cognitive development and higher intelligence
• Cognitive development along with physical development (genes) and socioemotional development, together, directly impact higher intelligence.

Extremely High IQ

Physical Development

Intelligence is a very complex topic that has been studies over centuries, yet there are still multiple dilemmas and conflicts within some of the theories concerning higher intelligence. In regard to what factors lead to an extremely high IQ, there are multiple theories with suggestions about hereditary factors, the environment and cognitive development. Yet as multiple studies are examined, a conclusion could be drawn that a primary factor that leads to higher intelligence does not exist, but a combination of several factors do.

• No established genes as of now that account for having higher intelligence
• Certain genes combinations do correlate with an extremely high IQ.
• All traits show significant genetic influence,but no trait is 100% heritable. Heritability is caused by many genes of small effect.
• The heritability of intelligence increases from about 20% in infancy to perhaps 80% in later adulthood.
• Intelligence captures genetic effects on diverse cognitive and learning abilities
• Assortative mating is greater for intelligence than for other behavioural traits.
• Intelligence is normally distributed with a positive end of exceptional performance that is a model for ‘positive genetics'.
• Intelligence is associated with education and social class

Human Development Project

Extremely High IQ