| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 415 pages) : illustrations. |
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APA science volumes |
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APA science volumes.
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| Note |
Based on papers presented at a conference held in the spring of 1996 at Emory University. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Summary |
For a long time now, intelligence and achievement tests have been cast as the bearers of bad news. In The Bell Curve, R. Herrnstein and C. Murray (see record 1994-98748-000) argued that there are sharp limits on the intelligence of most of the population; they also noted that the test scores of several minority groups have been chronically low. But the trends documented here tell a different story. The authors show that intelligence test scores are going up everywhere in the world; what's more, the Black-White gap in the school achievement of American children has closed substantially in recent years. Authors from the fields of psychology, sociology, psychometrics, and nutrition present and defend different interpretations of these findings. Do the IQ gains reflect genuine gains in intelligence? Are they due to cultural changes, better schools, increased test sophistication, or improved diet and health? Were the government programs established during the "War on Poverty" partly responsible for the school gains of minority children in the 1970s. The final section addresses the issue: Will the different birth rates of different social classes inevitably produce a "dysgenic trend, " as Herrnstein and Murray have claimed? (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved). |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Form |
Also issued in print. |
| Issued By |
Made available through: American Psychological Association's PsyBooks Collection. |
| Note |
GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Intelligence levels -- History -- 20th century.
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African Americans -- Intelligence levels.
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Intellect -- Genetic aspects.
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Intelligence.
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Black or African American -- intelligence levels.
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| Added Author |
Neisser, Ulric.
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American Psychological Association.
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| Other Form: |
Rising curve (print) (DLC) 97052183 |
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