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IQ Tests and Their Educational Supporters
Author(s) -
Jorgensen Carl C.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1973.tb00056.x
Subject(s) - intelligence quotient , interpretation (philosophy) , test (biology) , psychology , administration (probate law) , black male , social psychology , racial bias , developmental psychology , racism , sociology , political science , law , cognition , gender studies , psychiatry , paleontology , computer science , biology , programming language
IQ tests are used to judge the mental capacities of black Americans, a fact which places a tremendous ethical responsibility on those involved in IQ test research and administration. It is argued that most IQ test developers and administrators have abrogated this responsibility by ignoring clear cultural and racial biases in the content, administration, and interpretation of IQ tests. This article examines the validity of present IQ tests for measuring the intelligence of black Americans. It is concluded that such tests have little validity, and the issue facing contemporary psychologists is why the discipline should continue to condone their use in black communities.