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Can human intelligence be measured? From 19th-century craniometry to today's methods of IQ testing, the author traces the history of scientists' attempts to assess human intelligence. He tackles the fundamental problems and scientists' own personal motives and prejudices.
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The Mismeasure of Man, Stephen Jay Gould
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- Released
- 1992
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Stephen Jay Gould
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Released
- 1992
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN10
- 0140136819
- ISBN13
- 9780140136814
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, Science & Math, Natural sciences, Psychological Topics, Psychology, Biology, Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Race, Racism, Prejudices, Discrimination, IQ, Intelligence, Theory of Evolution, Science Critically
- First published
- 1981
- Original title
- The Mismeasure of Man
- Rating
- 4.05 out of 5
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- Can human intelligence be measured? From 19th-century craniometry to today's methods of IQ testing, the author traces the history of scientists' attempts to assess human intelligence. He tackles the fundamental problems and scientists' own personal motives and prejudices.