Sex and Culture Differences in the Estimates of General and Multiple Intelligence: A Study Comparing British and Egyptian Students
Author(s): Adrian Furnham, Ramy Mottabu
Abstract: Differences in sex and culture between Egyptian and British university students in self- and parental estimations of IQ was examined using Cattell's (1971) list of twenty multiple intelligences. A total of 151 British (59 male and 92 female) and 118 Egyptian (54 male and 64 female) students participated in the investigation. Males tended to estimate their overall intelligence and various multiple intelligences (verbal, aiming, numerical, originality and mechanical abilities) higher than females. Egyptians tended to estimate their overall IQ lower than the British, but not significantly so, but when it came to the multiple intelligences they gave significantly higher self-estimates on verbal abilities, auditory abilities, spelling, word fluency and perceptual speed and accuracy. Conversely the British appeared more modest, and were only significantly higher in mechanical ability and idea production. Egyptian students tended to rate their parents' intelligence higher than did British students. Egyptian more than British students believed in sex and race differences in intelligence. Implications of these results are considered.
Pages: 82-96
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