Arthur Jensen
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Arthur Jensen was an American psychologist known for his controversial research on intelligence, particularly his arguments for a strong genetic component to IQ differences.
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| Arthur Jensen canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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San Diego State College NERFINISHED ⓘ University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| familyName | Jensen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
differential psychology
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educational psychology ⓘ intelligence research ⓘ psychology ⓘ psychometrics ⓘ |
| givenName | Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
educational psychology
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individual differences ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
intelligence research debate
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public controversy over race and IQ ⓘ |
| hasReceived | Kistler Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
arguments for a genetic component to IQ differences
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controversial views on race and intelligence ⓘ reaction time and intelligence studies ⓘ research on intelligence ⓘ work on the g factor of intelligence ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bias in Mental Testing
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Straight Talk about Mental Tests NERFINISHED ⓘ The g Factor: The Science of Mental Ability NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
psychologist
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of educational psychology at the University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
cognitive abilities
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heritability of IQ ⓘ intelligence testing ⓘ race and intelligence ⓘ reaction time and mental speed ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| view |
argued that group differences in IQ scores are partly genetic in origin
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argued that individual differences in IQ have a substantial genetic component ⓘ criticized some aspects of compensatory education programs ⓘ supported the concept of a general intelligence factor g ⓘ |
| workLocation | Berkeley, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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