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Inventing intelligence : how America came to worship IQ /
The use and misuse of IQ tests has long been a subject of contention in the scientific and social communities, particularly because these evaluations favor intelligence at the expense of other valuable human qualities. This is the first book of its kind to examine the historical development of our m...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Barbara, Calif. :
Praeger,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Worshipping at the Altar of IQ; 2. Intelligence in Historical Context: The Colonial Experience; 3. Science in Nineteenth-Century America: Intellect, Intelligence, and the Science of Man; 4. Merit and Social Status in Nineteenth-Century America; 5. Phrenology: A Precursor to IQ Testing; 6. Intelligence and its Measurement; 7. IQ Testing, Social Control, and Merit; 8. Democratic Ideology and IQ Testing; 9. A Century of IQ Testing: The More Things Change, the More they Stay the Same.
- 10. Toward a Broader Conception of Intelligence11. Toward a More Balanced Perspective on Heredity and IQ; 12. Toward a More Equitable Conception of Merit; Notes; Index; About the Author.