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Throne, John M. – Educational Technology, 1975
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Genetics, Individual Differences, Intellectual Development
Peer reviewedFriedrichs, Robert W. – Journal of Negro Education, 1973
Reports a study which sought to discover, through a sampling of members of the A.P.A., the degree to which they agreed with Jensen's statements regarding racial differences in intelligence and their genetic basis, and to note the presence of any associations between the responses and other potentially relevant data. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Genetics, Heredity, Intelligence Differences, Opinions
Download full textJensen, Arthur R. – 1972
In this address, Jensen discusses his views on the effects of heredity and environment on human intelligence, in an attempt to clarify his original statements on this subject. Since his article appeared in the "Harvard Educational Review" in 1969, the term "Jensenism" has accrued a variety of meanings through popular usage (according to Jensen)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Culture Fair Tests, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth
Gordon, Edmund W., Ed. – IRCD Bulletin, 1969
This issue of the IRCD Bulletin is devoted to commentaries on an article by Arthur R. Jensen on the nature-nurture controversy in a recent number of "Harvard Educational Review." Contents of the Bulletin are comprised of the following: "Education, Ethnicity, Genetics and Intelligence; Jensenism: Another Excuse for Failure to…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Environmental Influences
Cancro, Robert, Ed. – 1971
This book on the genetic and environmental influences on intelligence is comprised of the following papers: "The Structure of Intelligence in Relation to the Nature-Nurture Controversy," R. B. Cattell; "Theory of Intelligence," L. G. Humphreys; "Using Measured Intelligence Intelligently," P. R. Merrifield; "Intelligence: Definition, Theory, and…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences, Environmental Influences
Peer reviewedSingh, B. R. – Educational Studies, 1996
Reviews the current theories concerning individual differences in cognitive functioning. While some argue that heredity places a genetic cap on intellectual development, others emphasize the dynamic interrelationship between cultural and environmental factors. Concludes that intelligence is more complex than the heredity advocates allow. (MJP)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences
Ogbu, John U. – 1974
This paper deals with the issue of black-white differences in cognitive skills. Some authorities attribute these differences to differences in the environments of black and white homes. Others state that the differences are due to differences in genes, i.e., heredity. Scholars holding these two opposing views have become more or less entangled in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Educational Problems, Employment Opportunities
