re: Poverty does not increase (violent) crime (Video)

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While having 2 parents is more likely to lead to economic success, it's not really part of this thread's discussion

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I think you missed his point.

Parents = positive/negative reinforcement

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I don't see how you could claim self control is a bigger part of Islam, though. Islam is one big appeal to the baseness of man, providing justification for exhibiting a lack of self control.

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There are all sorts of appeals to self control in Islam, from fasting to praying to eating. The list is fairly exhaustive. I think that is what he means.

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Impulse control is an "executive function" largely believed to localized in the frontal lobe (pre-frontal cortex) and the primary deficits in ADHD.

It impacts working memory, processing speed, etc. which are broad cognitive abilities that load on G (general intelligence), and moderate other abilities and subsequent performance.

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Yep. I am sure I could dig up some studies that go into detail about this. I am positive they correlate with one another to a high degree.

However, in fairness, it must be said that ADHD people are not necessarily below average in intelligence. I am ADHD myself and am probably average or better.

ETA: Scratch that. It looks like ADHD children score 9 points lower than non-ADHD children on IQ tests. Here's the first study that popped up on Google Scholar: LINK

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Previous studies show that the symptoms
of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD) and lower intelligence quotient (IQ)
covary in children. We investigated the
aetiology of this association in a large
population-based sample of 5-year-old twins.
The twins were individually assessed on an
IQ test, and data on ADHD symptoms were
obtained from mother interviews and teacher
ratings. Confirming previous studies,
the phenotypic correlation between ADHD
symptom scores and IQ was
0.3 and, in a
categorical analysis, children with a Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders (DSM-IV) ADHD research diagnosis
obtained IQ scores nine points lower, on
average, than comparison children. We show
here that the co-occurrence of ADHD and
lower IQ has genetic origins: 86% of the
association between ADHD symptom scores
and IQ, and 100% of the association between
ADHD diagnosis and IQ, was accounted for
by genetic influences that are shared by
ADHD and IQ. Some candidate genes for
ADHD could also contribute to variation in
IQ or vice versa.

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This study was only done on children. I would be interested to see if the same holds true for adults with ADHD. I suppose I am lucky in that my ADHD doesn't covary with low IQ.

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But it's largely innate, although it can obviously be improved with practi

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Not only is self control not inate, we are the complete opposite of being under self control. Just look at a baby or young child throw a tantrum when they don't get what they want. That's the nature of man. Unfortunately, the childish behavior that should be grown out of is being manifested daily in today's college aged students.

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Yep. I am sure I could dig up some studies that go into detail about this. I am positive they correlate with one another to a high degree.

However, in fairness, it must be said that ADHD people are not necessarily below average in intelligence. I am ADHD myself and am probably average or better.

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These executive function skills are moderators, necessary but not sufficient, factors of intelligence. They aren't intelligence, in and of themsleves, but they are essential to acquire knowledge and solve problems and then apply it.

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This study was only done on children. I would be interested to see if the same holds true for adults with ADHD. I suppose I am lucky in that my ADHD doesn't covary with low IQ.

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Well ADHD isn't really associates with "low IQ," but those executive deficits can inhibit it.

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Yeah living by Christianity rules has never gone wrong. Those witiches were real and den gays deserve to be rehabilitated for their evil ways

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Burning witches and rehabbing gays is not built in to the moral law of God. Those were manmade punishments. I bet next you will throw out the Inquisition as an evidence against what I said.

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there are some biologically defective humans, but they're major outliers and have no place in a discussion about societies at large

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Science denier

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Maybe I'm an outlier here but my kids have to be taught patience and self control otherwise they would be doing whatever they wanted all day long and getting what they want when they want because that is what comes natural to them.

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It's a lot like athletic ability and subsequent athletic skills. Self-control has a cognitive basis which is innate; the skills and behaviors can and need to be taught and maximized. That being said, the innate factors will control the extent to which those can be learned and maximized.

Definitely have to disagree with you. We have evidence all around us that our society does not exhibit self control, from drug and alcohol problems to obesity to free sex and porn (and abortion) to credit card debt. People don't want to have self control. They would rather legalize everything, call themselves victims when they experience negative consequences, and look for ways to escape accountability.