ANTHR150 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: The Bell Curve, Heritability, The Scare
23 Jun 2014
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1:intelligence is difficult to define, and researchers have no agreed upon definition. Study:shows that the h value (heritability factor is 0. 85 which means that there is some environmental effect). Iq predicted if it was genetics is different and predict htat environment does play a role some role, so iq is not a good representation. The scare used is artificial and varies between test. There is no clear correlation btww an iq scores and the abilities to perform a particular task(i. e. gpa does not tell me you are good at medicine) The sad part is that it is being used to discriminate against certain groups or induiduals. Initially, benny test to it see as a part of learning but turned into intelligent test in us/uk. The blacks score average lower on the iq tests that the whites or the asians. This difference has not changed in several decades.
