A new study has found that the stresses of life in poverty leave people limited in their ability to solve problems and complete complex tasks. Researchers contributing to the new study “Poverty Impedes Cognitive Function,” published Friday in Science magazine, say that living in poverty is equivalent to losing 13 IQ points, losing an entire night’s
Researchers: Poverty Lowers IQ
Those who suggest that individuals with a poor work ethic are the source of societal poverty have it backwards, reports a new study.