Dysgenesis and IQ: What Evidence is Relevant?.

Loehlin, John C.

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Publication Date: 1997

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Dysgenesis and IQ: What Evidence is Relevant?

Loehlin, John C.

American Psychologist, v52 n11 p1236-39 Nov 1997

Argues against the presence of dysgenic trends for IQ on the basis of absence of change in the differences between various groups. Illustrates this with an example of the numbers of children born to Black and to White women at different educational levels. Discusses the effects, mechanisms, and implications of dysgenesis for IQ. (MMU)

Descriptors: Blacks, Children, Females, Genetics, High Schools, Intelligence Differences, Intelligence Quotient, Mothers, Postsecondary Education, Racial Differences, Trend Analysis, Whites

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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