Psychology & Behavior

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Biological Determinism

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The Mismeasure of Man

Revised and Expanded Edition

by Stephen Jay Gould · 1996 · 448 pages

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About This Book

A classic critique of biological determinism and the history of scientific efforts to measure intelligence. Gould exposes the statistical flaws and cultural biases inherent in nineteenth-century craniometry and twentieth-century IQ testing.

Genres

Psychology & Behavior Science & Technology History

Topics

Biological Determinism Data Bias Evolution Intelligence Psychometrics Scientific Racism

Book Details

Published

1996

Pages

448

Language

en

ISBN

9780393314250

Awards & Recognition

National Book Critics Circle Award (1981)AERA Outstanding Book Award (1983)

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Narrated by Arthur Morey

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