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Oliver David Cruz, whose IQ has been variously measured at 83 and 63 - below 70 being the generally accepted threshold for mental retardation - has become a focal point for yet another emotional debate over Texas's execution practices. Cruz was convicted 12 years ago of the rape and stabbing murder of 24-year-old Kelly Donovan, an Air Force linguist in San Antonio. Cruz has confessed, and, his advocates argue, shows anguished remorse. His is not, however, the kind of remorse one might expect from an adult, Cruz's lawyers insist. Cruz's comprehension of his crime and the implications...
FAMILY AFFAIRS After all the talk about whether birth order can influence a child's personality, researchers report that whether a child is born first, last or somewhere in the middle has no bearing whatsoever on at least one trait: IQ. Size of the family makes no difference either. What's more likely to influence intelligence? Other factors in a child's environment, such as schooling, and the parents' IQ...
...Philly Phrolics] Must score in top 2% on IQ test...
...McInally is also the only person ever to earn a perfect score on the Wonderlick test, the NFL's version of an IQ test given to all potential draftees...
According to the Post, Gore's SATs were a strong 1355 (625 verbal, 730 math) as compared to Texas Gov. George W. Bush's 1206 (566 verbal, 640 math). On IQ tests taken in 1961 and 1964, his freshman and senior years in high school, Gore scored 133 and 134--well above average...