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Older and Cranky May Mean Smarter
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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 But, Richard Robins, a professor in the department of psychology at the University of California, Davis, expressed some doubt about the findings.
"I haven't heard of this kind of finding before, and this is a relatively small study sample," he said. "So, I wouldn't be surprised if the findings weren't replicated in a larger sample."
By way of explaining the complexity of the subject, Robins pointed to recent work he conducted with a sample of about 10,000 college-age students that revealed a weak but consistent association between young disagreeable men and women and slightly higher SAT scores.
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This, he noted, is not in line with the current study's findings.
"So, I would be skeptical," Robins said, "about making any interpretations just yet, based on this age association."
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Last updated 8/10/2006
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SOURCES: Jacqueline Bichsel, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology, Morgan State University, Baltimore; Richard Robins, Ph.D., professor, department of psychology, University of California, Davis; Aug. 10, 2006, presentation, American Psychological Association's 2006 Convention, New Orleans
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