Difference between revisions of "Talk:Intelligence testing"
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:I would attribute this claim to [[Adrian Dove]] and also explain a bit more about why anyone would want to ascribe the difference in scores to vocabulary or to knowledge of inner-city life. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 08:46, 31 March 2007 (EDT) | :I would attribute this claim to [[Adrian Dove]] and also explain a bit more about why anyone would want to ascribe the difference in scores to vocabulary or to knowledge of inner-city life. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 08:46, 31 March 2007 (EDT) | ||
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| + | :*In the fall of 1994, the publication of Hermstein and Murray's book The Bell Curve sparked a new round of debate about the meaning of intelligence test scores and the nature of intelligence. The debate was characterized by strong assertions as well as by strong feelings. Unfortunately, those assertions often revealed serious misunderstandings of what has (and has not) been demonstrated by scientific research in this field. Although a great deal is now known, the issues remain complex and in many cases still unresolved. Another unfortunate aspect of the debate was that many participants made little effort to distinguish scientific issues from. political ones, Research findings were often assessed not so much on their merits or their scientific standing as on their supposed political implications. [http://www.lrainc.com/swtaboo/taboos/apa_01.html (Stalking the Wild Taboo)] | ||
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- Many have ascribed such differences to the cultural bias of the tests [1].
I take it cultural bias in intelligence test is a myth [2]. Sorry for being misinformed. BillyBoy 08:42, 31 March 2007 (EDT)
- You are not misinformed (the claims are well-known). I would just rather we provided a balanced and well-organized treatment. I have spent a lot of time helping to develop Wikipedia's race and intelligence article series, with a stress on objectivity, impartiality, and balance.
- I would attribute this claim to Adrian Dove and also explain a bit more about why anyone would want to ascribe the difference in scores to vocabulary or to knowledge of inner-city life. --Ed Poor 08:46, 31 March 2007 (EDT)
- In the fall of 1994, the publication of Hermstein and Murray's book The Bell Curve sparked a new round of debate about the meaning of intelligence test scores and the nature of intelligence. The debate was characterized by strong assertions as well as by strong feelings. Unfortunately, those assertions often revealed serious misunderstandings of what has (and has not) been demonstrated by scientific research in this field. Although a great deal is now known, the issues remain complex and in many cases still unresolved. Another unfortunate aspect of the debate was that many participants made little effort to distinguish scientific issues from. political ones, Research findings were often assessed not so much on their merits or their scientific standing as on their supposed political implications. (Stalking the Wild Taboo)
