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Childhood Poverty

The effects of poverty on children's cognitive development and IQ test scores.

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Jan 18, 2026

How do socioeconomic factors like childhood poverty and school quality affect measured IQ scores across groups?

Socioeconomic factors—especially childhood poverty and school quality—exert large, measurable effects on group differences in IQ test scores, with disparities appearing in infancy and widening through...

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