On Arthur Jensen's integrity
| Autor: | Sandra Scarr |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
| Předmět: |
Psychoanalysis
Intelligence quotient media_common.quotation_subject Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Biography Social issues Nature versus nurture Race (biology) Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Law Honesty Developmental and Educational Psychology Professional ethics Psychology Set (psychology) media_common |
| Zdroj: | Intelligence. 26:227-232 |
| ISSN: | 0160-2896 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0160-2896(99)80005-1 |
| Popis: | Few psychologists have engendered the controversy or endured the abuse that Arthur Jensen has in the past three decades. His adamant adherence to a hard-edged science and an uncompromising personal integrity have led to notoriety. Although these virtues might be rewarded, if applied to less controversial topics. Art Jensen has been vilified because he applied his standards to the most important and painful social issues of our day. In this article. I admire his ethics but trace the negative reactions he evoked. His legacy to psychological science goes beyond important studies on choice reaction times and intelligence, environmental effects on intelligence, and race differences in mental development; Art Jensen set a standard for an honest psychological science. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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