Intelligence text
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    ‘intelligence’ text: some critical questions
• If we accept that IQ tests are flawed, how does this weaken the argument for general
intelligence? • Why are some questions left unasked, e.g. Why are IQ tests still widely used, for
example in the USA?
• If ‘g’ does not exist, why do people talk about it?
• Why are all the in-text references over 100 years old?
• Why are no references given for more recent claims, e.g. ‘Tests have been shown to be…’ – by
whom?
• Why is the claim in the last sentence not evaluated?
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Decide whether each item in the ‘Intelligence’ text is connected to heredity or environment
• Example: nature heredity
• nurture __________
• inherited   __________
• surroundings  __________
• social inequalities  __________
• genetically   __________
• fixed from birth   __________
• education   __________
• cultural differences / culture   __________
• real-life situations   __________
• parental support   __________

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specific
genetic
compared
associated
originated
inherited
score
nature
nurture
correlate
cognitive
criticize
mathematical
social
essential
educational
cultural
environmental
European
explain
stimulation
situation
socialization
reflect
argument
concept
respectively
significantly
capacity
heredity

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