This extensive study integrates the latest research on individual differences and the interface between deafness and the environment and intelligence. Dr. Braden utilizes meta-analysis techniques to assess data from over 8,000 subjects in 50 studies to explore the broad-ranging effects of deafness on such factors of IQ differences, family dynamics, social interactions, genetic and interaction theories, and racial differences.
1 Deafness as a Natural Experiment.- 2 Deafness as a Natural Experiment—Revisited.- 3 The Study of Deaf People’s Intelligence.- 4 Evaluating the Outcomes of Deafness as a Natural Experiment.- 5 Implications of Deafness, Deprivation, and IQ for IQ Differences between Groups.- 6 Conclusions: The Value of Deaf Children as a Natural Experiment for Understanding IQ Differences between Groups.- Afterword.- References.