Intelligence: The Battle for the Mind

Front Matter....Pages 1-5
Introduction....Pages 6-9
Where Does the Concept Come From ?....Pages 11-15
What are Intelligence Tests ?....Pages 16-22
What Do Intelligence Tests Measure ?....Pages 23-27
Intelligence and Achievement....Pages 28-36
Sex, Age and Intelligence....Pages 37-44
Is Intelligence Inherited ?....Pages 45-52
The Influence of Environment....Pages 53-61
Special Factors: Regression and Mating Systems....Pages 62-66
Biological Measurement of IQ....Pages 67-73
Racial and Cultural Factors....Pages 74-83
Social Consequences of IQ Measurement....Pages 84-89
Some Historical Facts About IQ Testing....Pages 90-97
The Cyril Burt Affair....Pages 98-105
Separated Identical Twins....Pages 106-113
Studies of Adopted Children....Pages 114-125
MZ and DZ Twins....Pages 126-133
Kinship Correlations and the Modelling Game....Pages 134-139
Some Odds and Ends....Pages 140-146
Facts, Wishes and Eysenck’s References....Pages 147-153
In Conclusion....Pages 154-156
Rejoinder to Kamin....Pages 157-172
Rejoinder to Eysenck....Pages 173-187
Back Matter....Pages 188-192