RACE, INTELLIGENCE, AND THE BRAIN: THE ERRORS AND OMISSIONS OF THE REVISED EDITION OF S. J. GOULD'S THE MISMEASURE OF MAN, By Professor J. Philippe Rushton
Department of Psychology
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario N6A 5C2
Gould withholds from his readers that The Bell Curve is mainly an empirical work about the causes of social stratification and that it reached its conclusions only after fully analyzing a 12-year longitudinal study of 12,486 youths (3,022 of whom were African American) which showed that most 17-year-olds with high IQs (Blacks as well as Whites) went on to occupational success by their late 20s and early 30s whereas many of those with low IQs (both Black and White) went on to welfare dependency. The average IQ for African Americans was found to be lower than those for Latino, White, Asian, and Jewish Americans (85, 89, 103, 106, and 115, respectively, pp. 273-278). Failure to mention these data fosters the false belief that IQ tests are not predictive and are biased in favor of North Europeans.
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SAT and ACT Scores by Race/Ethnicity: 2003
In recent years the noted pattern of test scores has reflected similar numbers--
Editor, 2005
SAT Ethnic Group Scores (Math/Verbal+total)
• American Indian---482/480 (962)
• Asian American-----575/508 (1083)
• African American-----426/431 (857)
• Puerto Rican----457/448 (905)
Other Hispanic----464/457 (921)
• White-----534/529 (1063)
• Other ----513/501 (1014)
Source:
College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools
Average ACT Composite Score by Race/Ethnicity, 2003
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• African American ----16.9
• American Indian---18.7
• Caucasian---- 21.7
• Mexican American----18.3
• Asian American---- 21.8
• Hispanic----19.0
• Other ----19.3
• Multiracial-----20.9
• Prefer Not to Respond -----21.8
• No Response-----20.1
Source:
The ACT - Solutions for College and Career Readiness | ACT
SAT and ACT Scores by Race/Ethnicity