Human Variation: The Biopsychology of Age, Race, and Sex

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- List of Contributors - Preface - Note on Taxonomy 1. "Prologue", Nathaniel Weyl 2. "Fallacies In Arguments on Human Differences", Dwight J. Ingle - Introduction - Requirements for Proof - Fallacies Based on Association - Fallacies of Generalization - Verbal Fallacies - Fallacies Involving Oversimplification - Fallacies That Beg the Question (_Petitio Principii_) - Discussion - Summary - References 3. "Genes and Melting Pots",David C. Rife - Introduction - Genetic Markers - Pleiotropy - Linkage - The Melting Pot as Genetic Source Material - Summary - References 4. "Genetic and Behavioral Effects of Nonrandom Mating", Arthur R. Jensen - Introduction - Genetic Consequences of Selection and Assortative Mating in Terms of a Mendelian Model - Assortative Mating for Human Traits: Empirical Findings - Effects of Inbreeding - Outbreeding and Interracial Crosses - Summary - Appendix: Mendelian Algebra - References 5. "The Nature and Development of Intellectual Abilities", John L. Horn - Overview of Theoretical Orientations - Development: Infancy - Development: Childhood - Development: Adulthood - Summary - References 6. "Race and Sex Differences in Heritability of Mental Test Performance: A Study of Negroid and Caucasoid Twins", R. Travis Osborne - Previous Studies of Negroid and Caucasoid Twins - Purpose and Sampling Procedures - Inheritance of General and Specific Mental Abilities - Summary and Conclusions - References 7. "Sex Linkage: A Biological Basis for Greater Male Variability in Intelligence", Robert C. Lehrke - Introduction - Comparative Rates of Retardation - Studies of Bright Children - Family Similarities and X-Linkage - The Absence of Physical Correlates - Summary and Social Implications - Reference 8. "Own-Race Preference and Self-Esteem in Young Negroid and Caucasoid Children", Audrey M. Shuey - Introduction - Dolls and Puppets - Photographs, Sketches and Drawings, and a Coloring Test - Summary and Discussion of Own-Race Preferences as Determined by Dolls Studies, Photographs, Drawings, Sketches - Children's Self-Social Constructs Tests, Self-Social Symbols Tasks, Children's Self-Concept Index, Illinois Index of Self-Derogation, and Where Are You Game - Questionnaire and Rating Scales - Summary and Discussion of Self-Esteem as Measured by Constructs and Verbal Scales - Concluding Statement - References 9. "Ethnic and Racial Differences in Intelligence: International Comparisons", Richard Lynn - Introduction - Galton's _Hereditary Genius_ - S. D. Porteus and the Maze Test - R. B. Cattell and the Culture-Fair Intelligence Test - Ethnic and National Differences in Intelligence - Causes of National and Ethnic Differences in IQ - Summary - References 10. "Age, Race, and Sex in the Learning and Performance of Psychomotor Skills", Clyde E. Noble - Introduction - Analysis of Skills - Interactions of Organismic Factors and Practice Variables - Theory of Skill Acquisition - Summary - References 11. "Epilogue: The Evolution and Variation of Human Intelligence", Cyril D. Darlington - Subject Index