Developmental Trajectories of Cognitive Intelligence in Iranian Preschoolers children
Subject Areas : Psychology
Mohsen Dadjoo
1
,
Shahriar Gharibzadeh
2
,
Mahta Vajedi Mojarad
3
,
Elaheh Sobhani
4
1 - Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, University of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran, Iran
2 - Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, University of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran, Iran
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4 -
Keywords: cognitive intelligence, developmental trajectory, Preschoolers, early childhood, Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence,
Abstract :
The present study has aimed to investigate the developmental trajectories of cognitive intelligence in Iranian preschoolers to provide earlier prevention or intervention. The study sample was 433 healthy Iranian children (girl=47.8%) from Tehran, Bandar Abbas, Mashhad, Zarand, and Tabriz, who ranged from 48 to 78 months. The third Persian version of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence was used to assess cognitive intelligence. A positive moderate (.3
