Difference between revisions of "Race and intelligence"
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| − | '''Race and intelligence''' were believed to be related in the pre-scientific era of [[psychology]] that was marred by [[racism]] in general and [[Eugenics]] in particular. It was only in the 1960s and 1980s that scientists began to separate out cultural artifacts, | + | '''Race and intelligence''' were believed to be related in the pre-scientific era of [[psychology]] that was marred by [[racism]] in general and [[Eugenics]] in particular. It was only in the 1960s and 1980s that scientists began to separate out cultural artifacts, positing that intelligence was, if not wholly environmental, nonetheless not tied to race. Factors causing differences in academic achievement and [[IQ]] scores were found to be mostly cultural, although there are still various people in the fields of psychometrics and biology who defend some level of hereditary difference in intelligence between racial-ethnic categories. |
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Latest revision as of 22:07, February 27, 2022
Race and intelligence were believed to be related in the pre-scientific era of psychology that was marred by racism in general and Eugenics in particular. It was only in the 1960s and 1980s that scientists began to separate out cultural artifacts, positing that intelligence was, if not wholly environmental, nonetheless not tied to race. Factors causing differences in academic achievement and IQ scores were found to be mostly cultural, although there are still various people in the fields of psychometrics and biology who defend some level of hereditary difference in intelligence between racial-ethnic categories.