Title The mismeasure of man / by Stephen Jay Gould

Edition First edition Published New York : Norton, [1981] ©1981

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Description 352 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Contents American polygeny and craniometry before Darwin -- Measuring heads -- Measuring bodies -- The hereditarian theory of IQ: an American invention -- The real error of Cyril Burt -- A positive conclusion Summary Examines the history and inherent flaws of the tests science has used to measure intelligence Analysis Ability Testing History Craniometry History Intelligence tests History Personality tests History Notes Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-344) and index Subject Ability -- Testing -- History. Ability -- Testing. Craniometry -- History. Craniometry. Intelligence tests -- History. Personality tests -- History. Personality tests. Psychological tests. Social Darwinism. Ability -- Testing -- History. Craniometry -- History. Intelligence tests -- History. Personality tests -- History. Cephalometry -- history. Intelligence Tests -- history. LC no. 81038430 ISBN 0393014894 0393300560 (paperback) 0393310671 (paperback)

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