| Description |
xiv, 269 pages ; 25 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-258) and index. |
| Contents |
The problem with testing -- The origins of testing -- The birth of modern intelligence tests -- America discovers intelligence tests -- Turning back the feebleminded -- The tests that changed the world -- Alpha and beta -- From segregation to sterilization : Carrie Buck's story -- Nazis and intelligence testing -- The eleven-plus in the United Kingdom -- Intelligence testing and the death penalty in the United States -- What do IQ tests really measure? -- Alternatives to IQ -- The SAT -- Black and white IQ. |
| Subject |
Intelligence levels -- History.
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| Other Title |
I.q. : a smart history of a failed idea |
| ISBN |
9780471699774 cloth alkaline paper |
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0471699772 cloth alkaline paper |
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