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No longer say gifted, but HPI, for high intellectual potential. This new identification of a population characterized by an IQ of more than 130 points continues to convey many stereotypes that describe them as hypersensitive, anxious and encountering social difficulties. Because a gap exists between the widespread perception of HPI with problems and scientific data. Decryption.
Between 2007 and 2012, researchers gave over 30,000 French students an IQ test. This allowed them to identify many HPI students among the top of the class, who showed no particular problems, contrary to popular belief.
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This article is taken from the monthly Sciences et Avenir – La Recherche ndeg931, dated September 2024.
“I already knew my alphabet at 2 years old and in the senior section I knew how to read”, says young Sebastien, 12 years old and now in fifth grade. Like about 2 % of the population, Sebastien is identified as having high intellectual potential (HIP) – a term that has replaced “gifted”, considered too stigmatizing by specialists.
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