Leon J. Kamin
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Leon J. Kamin was an American psychologist known for his influential critiques of intelligence testing and genetic explanations of IQ, and for co-authoring the book "Not in Our Genes" with Richard Lewontin and Steven Rose.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Leon J. Kamin canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American psychologist
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psychologist ⓘ |
| authorOf | The Science and Politics of IQ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf | Not in Our Genes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith |
Richard Lewontin
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Steven Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Harvard University ⓘ |
| familyName | Kamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
behavioral genetics
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behavioral psychology ⓘ intelligence research ⓘ psychology ⓘ psychometrics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
popular science
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science criticism ⓘ scientific literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Leon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on IQ and race
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social critiques of behavioral genetics ⓘ |
| influencedBy | behaviorism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of the heritability of IQ
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book "Not in Our Genes" NERFINISHED ⓘ critiques of genetic explanations of IQ ⓘ critiques of intelligence testing ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
behavioral genetics
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intelligence ⓘ learning ⓘ social implications of science ⓘ |
| movement |
critique of sociobiology
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radical science movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Leon J. Kamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
critique of IQ test validity
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critique of hereditarian theories of intelligence ⓘ emphasis on environmental influences on intelligence ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Not in Our Genes
NERFINISHED
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The Science and Politics of IQ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor
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researcher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
faculty member at McMaster University
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faculty member at Northeastern University ⓘ faculty member at Princeton University ⓘ |
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