IQ as a social construct: The genetic evidence that IQ is not genetic

IQ as a social construct: The genetic evidence that IQ is not genetic

Categories: Lectures and Seminars | Intended for

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Add to calendar

2203 Dunton Tower

1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON

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Jim Davies, x1109, jim@jimdavies.org

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Host Organization: Institute of Cognitive Science
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Robert West of Carleton University will be giving the talk “IQ as a social construct: The genetic evidence that IQ is not genetic” at 3-4:30, in room 2203 of Dunton Tower.
https://carleton.ca/ics/current-ics-colloquia-schedule-fall-2017-winter-2018/

Abstract of talk:

Many people now take it as a scientific fact that IQ is at least 50-75% genetically determined. A lot of research has been done but there is no direct evidence for this claim. Furthermore, I will argue that the evidence is more supportive of the hypothesis that IQ is a social construct. Determining the answer to this question is extremely important due to the implications for educational policy and also due to the unfortunate tendency to confabulate IQ results with racial differences.