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Why Gould still matters

Why Gould still matters

Flowchart of World War I US Army intelligence testing routes from a new recruit to Army Alpha, Army Beta, individual examination, and points where language, culture, schooling, and anxiety may bias scores Gould re-examined early US Army IQ testing and asked a crucial question: were psychologists measuring intelligence, or measuring who best fitted American language, schooling, and culture? This lesson is about how a test can look scientific while still being biased.

Gould (1982): A nation of morons — bias in IQ testing Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Gould (1982): A nation of morons — bias in IQ testing

Step-by-step lessons on OCR A Level Psychology Gould (1982): A nation of morons — bias in IQ testing. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the compulsory core topics before tackling the more evaluation-heavy optional and issues-and-debates content.

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