The "Jensen Effect" and the "Spearman-Jensen Hypothesis" of Black-White IQ Differences.

Rushton, J. Philippe

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Publication Date: 1998

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The "Jensen Effect" and the "Spearman-Jensen Hypothesis" of Black-White IQ Differences.

Rushton, J. Philippe

Intelligence, v26 n3 p217-25 1998

Comments on the work of Arthur Jensen, specifically "The g Factor" (1998), which consolidates the psychometric, neurophysiological, behavior genetic, and comparative evidence for the existence and importance of a factor of general intelligence ("g"). Discusses Jensen's work on black/white differences in intelligence. (SLD)

Descriptors: Blacks, Cognitive Processes, Genetics, Intelligence, Learning, Memory, Nature Nurture Controversy, Psychological Studies, Racial Differences, Whites

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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