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APPENDIX 1

Data on National IQs Obtained from the Colored and Standard Progressive Matrices

  Country

  Age

  Test

 Number

  IQ

  Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina

5-11

CPM

420

98

Raven et al., 1998

Australia

5-10

CPM

700

98

Raven et al., 1995

Australia

8-17

SMP

4,000

99

Raven et al., 1996

Belgium

7-13

SMP

944

99

Goosens, 1952

Brazil

14

SMP

160

88

Natalicio, 1968

Brazil

7-11

CPM

505

84

Angelini et al., 1988

Brazil

5-11

CPM

1,131

90

Angelini wt al., 1988

Brazil

5-11

CPM

1,547

85

Angelini et al., 1988

Britain

6-15

SPM

3,258

100

Raven, 1981

Canada

7-12

SPM

313

97

Raven et al., 1996

China

6-79

SPM

5,108

98

Raven et al., 1996

Congo (Br)

Adults

SPM

320

73

Ombredane et al., 1952

Congo (Br)

13

SPM

88

72

Nkaya et al., 1994

Congo (Zaire)

10-15

SPM

222

68

Laroche, 1959

Croatia

13-16

SPM

299

90

Sorokin, 1954

Cuba

12-18

SMP

1,144

85

Alonso, 1974

Czech Rep.

5-11

CPM

832

98

Raven et al., 1996

Denmark

12

SPM

628

97

Vejleskov, 1968

Egypt

6-12

SPM

129

83

Ahmed, 1989

Ethiopia

15-16

SPM

250

67

Lynn, 1994

Finland

7

SPM

755

98

Kyostio, 1972

France

6-9

CPM

618

97

Bourdier, 1964

Germany

11-15

SPM

2,068

105

Raven, 1981

Germany

6-10

CPM

3,607

101

Raven et al., 1995

Ghana

15

CPM

1,639

62

Glewwe & Jacoby, 1992

Guinea

20

SPM

1,144

70

Faverge et al., 1962

Hong Kong

3-13

SPM

13,822

103

Lynn et al., 1988

Hong Kong

6-15

SPM

4,500

110

Lynn et al., 1988

Hong Kong

6

CPM

4,858

109

Chan & Lynn, 1989

India

9-15

CPM

5,607

81

Sinha, 1968

India

5-10

CPM

1,050

82

Rao & Reddy, 1968

India

11-15

SPM

569

82

Raven et al., 1996

Iran

15

SPM

627

84

Valentine, 1957

Iraq

14-17

SPM

204

87

Abul-Hubb, 1972

Iraq

18-35

SPM

1,185

85

Abul-Hubb, 1972

Ireland

6-13

SPM

3,466

87

Raven, 1981

Israel

9-15

SPM

250

90

Lynn, 1994

Italy

11-16

SPM

2,432

103

Tesi & Young, 1962

Japan

9

SPM

444

110

Shigehisa & Lynn, 1991

Kenya

Adults

CPM

205

69

Boissiere et al., 1985

Kenya

6-10

CPM

1,222

75

Costenbader et al., 2000

Korea, South

9

SPM

107

106

Lynn & Song, 1994

Malaysia

7-12

SPM

5,412

92

Chaim, 1994

Mexico

6-11

CPM

597

84

Raven, 1986

Mexico

6-11

CPM

434

95

Raven, 1986

Mexico

9-12

SPM

404

84

Raven, 1986

Netherlands

4-10

CPM

1,920

99

Raven et al., 1995

Netherlands

6-12

SPM

4,032

101

Raven et al., 1996

New Zealand

8-17

SPM

2,635

101

Reid & Gilmore, 1989

Nigeria

Adults

SPM

86

69

Wober, 1969

Nigeria

6-13

CPM

375

69

Fahrmeier, 1975

Peru

8-11

CPM

4,382

76

Raven et al., 1995

Philippines

12-13

SPM

203

86

Flores & Evans, 1972

Poland

6-15

SPM

4,006

92

Jarorowska et al., 1991

Portugal

6-12

CPM

807

91

Simoes, 1989

Puerto Rico

5-11

CPM

2,400

83

Raven et al., 1995

Puerto Rico

8-15

SPM

2,911

84

Raven & Court, 1989

Qatar

12

SPM

273

78

Bart et al., 1987

Romania

6-10

CPM

300

94

Zahirnic et al., 1974

Russia

14

SPM

432

96

Raven, 1988

Sierra Leone

Adults

CPM

60

67

Berry, 1966

Singapore

13

SPM

147

103

Lynn, 1977

Slovak Rep.

5-11

CPM

832

98

Raven et al., 1995

Slovenia

8-18

SPM

1,556

95

Roben, 1999

South Africa

16

SPM

3,993

72

Owen, 1992

Spain

4-9

CPM

1,189

96

Raven et al., 1995

Switzerland

6-10

CPM

408

99

Raven et al., 1995

Switzerland

6-10

CPM

167

102

Raven et al., 1995

Sudan

8-12

SPM

148

72

Ahmed, 1989

Taiwan

6-7

CPM

43,825

103

Hsu, 1976

Thailand

8-10

CPM

1,358

91

Pollitt et al., 1989

Taiwan

9-12

SPM

2,496

105

Lynn, 1997

Tanzania

17

SPM

2,959

78

Klingelhofer, 1967

Tanzania

Adults

CPM

179

69

Boissiere et al., 1985

Turkey

6-15

SPM

2,277

90

Sahin & Duzen, 1994

United States

18-70

SPM

625

98

Raven et al., 1996

Uganda

11

CPM

2,019

73

Heyneman et al., 1980

Uruguay

12-44

SPM

1,634

96

Risso, 1961

Zambia

13

SPM

894

75

MacArthur et al., 1964

Zimbabwe

12-14

SPM

204

70

Zindi, 1994

 



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