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Scarr, Sandra – Intelligence, 1998
Focuses on the integrity and ethics of Arthur Jensen, while tracing the negative reactions his work on genetic differences in intelligence has evoked. Outlines some other areas in which Jensen has worked and commends his emphasis on honest psychological science. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Ethics, Genetics, Intelligence
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Scarr, Sandra – Intelligence, 1978
IQ tests and intelligence were discussed from an evolutionary perspective and implications concerning legal decisions and social policy were presented. It was concluded that disproportionate social and economic benefits need not result from the use of IQ tests in the selection of educational and occupational elites. (RD)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Culture Fair Tests, Editorials, Intelligence
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Scarr, Sandra; Weinberg, Richard A. – Intelligence, 1979
A reply to Plomin's critique and some criticisms of Munsinger's review of adopted child literature are presented. Selective bias in adoptee samples, implicit assumptions in models that lead to heritability estimates, and problems produced by lack of an accepted model of environmental transmission are also discussed. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Environmental Influences, Family Influence, Genetics
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Scarr, Sandra; And Others – Intelligence, 1993
Intelligence tests were administered twice to 426 members of 93 transracial adoptive families, once when the adopted children's ages averaged 7 years and again when they averaged 17 years. Correlations suggest that influences on intellectual development in this sample of black and interracial adoptees reared in white families are similar to those…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoptive Parents, Blacks, Child Development