Introductory Psychology Textbooks' Coverage of Intelligence Research (ICPSR 36957)

Version Date: Nov 20, 2017

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Principal Investigator(s):
Russell Warne, Utah Valley University

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36957.v1

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Summary

This study, conducted in Fall 2016, analyzed the coverage of human intelligence in 29 different introductory psychology textbooks. The data coded for this study included basic information, such as textbook title, authors, whether intelligence had its own chapter, the number of pages discussing intelligence, the number of pages total in the textbook, the concepts taught, and the accuracy of the material. Files also include specific passages (with references) that were inaccurate or questionably accurate.

Citation

Warne, Russell. Introductory Psychology Textbooks’ Coverage of Intelligence Research. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2017-11-20. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36957.v1

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Restrictions

This dataset is part of ICPSR's Archives of Scientific Psychology journal database. Users should contact the Editorial Office at the American Psychological Association for information on requesting data access.

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

2016

Date of Collection

2016-08 -- 2016-12
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Sample

The top 30 selling introductory psychology textbooks according to Amazon.com published in either the United States or Great Britain in 2016 were requested from publishers. 29 were received.

Universe

The top 30 selling introductory psychology textbooks according to Amazon.com published in either the United States or Great Britain in 2016.

Unit(s) of Observation

Textbook

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Description of Variables

The data coded for this study included basic information, such as textbook title, authors, whether intelligence had its own chapter, the number of pages discussing intelligence, the number of pages total in the textbook, the concepts taught, and the accuracy of the material. Files also include specific passages (with references) that were inaccurate or questionably accurate.

Response Rates

29 out of 30 textbooks requested were received, for a response rate of 96.7 percent.

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Original Release Date

2017-11-20

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Warne, Russell. Introductory Psychology Textbooks' Coverage of Intelligence Research. ICPSR36957-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2017-11-20. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36957.v1
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Notes

  • This dataset is part of ICPSR's Archives of Scientific Psychology journal database. Users should contact the Editorial Office at the American Psychological Association for information on requesting data access.

  • The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.

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