The rising curve : long-term gains in IQ and related measures / edited by Ulric Neisser.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Neisser, Ulric.

American Psychological Association.

Series:

APA science volumes

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intelligence levels--History--20th century.

Intelligence levels.

African Americans--Intelligence levels.

African Americans.

Intellect--Genetic aspects.

Intellect.

Intelligence.

Black or African American--intelligence levels.

History.

Medical Subjects:

Intelligence.

Black or African American--intelligence levels.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [1998]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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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)

Notes:

Based on papers presented at a conference held in the spring of 1996 at Emory University.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 1998. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s1998 dcunns.

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