06-10-2009, 09:05 AM
Why not just bundle the IQ reports of various mAgadha-s and sailUSha-s into one post rather than posting them one at a time.
Steven Rose's view point on IQ
Husky may be you would support this viewpoint.
Ceci et al on IQ
They also hold a view that IQ differences are due to nurture not nature. But they are more balanced and make the following statement:
"Some scientists hold more 'acceptable' views, ourselves included. We think racial and gender differences in IQ are not innate but instead reflect environmental challenges. Although we endorse this view, plenty of scholars remain unpersuaded. Whereas our 'politically correct' work garners us praise, speaking invitations and book contracts, challengers are demeaned, ostracized and occasionally threatened with tenure revocation."
Of course the weight of the evidence supports a biological basis for IQ and most likely a major component of it is founded on genetics. This view is considered, too radical to be openly discussed. It is possible that people with lower IQ feel a sense of inferiority. It is also possible that people with lower IQ are discouraged and actually do not strive to achieve at the limits of their abilities. These are indeed downsides, regrettable aspects of IQ testing, but the act of testing itself or inferences based on it cannot be condemned.
Steven Rose's view point on IQ
Husky may be you would support this viewpoint.
Ceci et al on IQ
They also hold a view that IQ differences are due to nurture not nature. But they are more balanced and make the following statement:
"Some scientists hold more 'acceptable' views, ourselves included. We think racial and gender differences in IQ are not innate but instead reflect environmental challenges. Although we endorse this view, plenty of scholars remain unpersuaded. Whereas our 'politically correct' work garners us praise, speaking invitations and book contracts, challengers are demeaned, ostracized and occasionally threatened with tenure revocation."
Of course the weight of the evidence supports a biological basis for IQ and most likely a major component of it is founded on genetics. This view is considered, too radical to be openly discussed. It is possible that people with lower IQ feel a sense of inferiority. It is also possible that people with lower IQ are discouraged and actually do not strive to achieve at the limits of their abilities. These are indeed downsides, regrettable aspects of IQ testing, but the act of testing itself or inferences based on it cannot be condemned.