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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

THE HEREDITY VS ENVIRONMENT DEBATE

            PROBLEM: many psychologists believed that intelligence was determined by heredity. many also criticize the use of  IQ tests on the grounds that these tests are culturally biased. according to james flynn analysis is not genetic improvement in the population but environmental changes that led to gains in the kinds of skills assessed by IQ tests.
             Hereditarian view: the Hereditarian view of intelligence underwent a major revival in the 1970 and 1980 this is based on the foundings of Arthur jensen. Based on the researchers point of view heridity is the major factor in determining intelligence.
            Synthesizers view: A number of social scientists have taken a middle or synthesizing, position in this controversy. The Synthesizers view of intelligence holds that both heredity and environment contribute to differences in measured intelligence.

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