IQ and reasoning complexity: The roles of experience.

In his commentary Reagan (1987) raises several methodological and interpretive concerns about conclusions of our study on handicapping expertise and IQ (Ceci & Liker, 1986b). In this article, we address these concerns and argue that our original conclusion that IQ is uncorrelated to the complexity and accuracy of racetrack handicapping continues to be a valid interpretation of our data. We discuss the implications of the negative correlation between IQ and years of horse-race experience and explain why the sampling procedures would not produce the type of selectional biases suggested by Reagan. Nonetheless, Reagan's commentary suggests an interesting hypothesis for future research. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)