Does IQ matter? In 1974, the answer was a resounding ‘No!’
Fifty years later, I still remember first-year psychology lecturers discussing this topic.
At the time, IQ tests were perceived as being unfair, even discriminatory, because their content was culture-bound. In the American context, where most of the IQ research was happening, minority ethnic groups were assumed to be at a disadvantage.
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