Re: Hmm - I think someone may have a short career


"Peter H.M. Brooks" <peter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> John Brockbank wrote:
> > < The newpaper report makes it clear that what ever supposed IQ
> > differences exist, women are actually doing much better than men in the
> > real world of education. >
> >
> > It is intiguing to me, who thinks that IQ testing was probably
developed
> > largely for the purpose of testing who would benefit most from more
advanced
> > academic education
> >
> It wasn't, it was developed for the US Army to decide who to use for
> cannon fodder and who to use to provide cannon fodder control.

IIRC, we discussed the origins of IQ testing a while ago. I think a French
psychologist, Binet, is usually said to be the founder of IQ tests. He
began developing them about a century ago, to pick out less able
schoolchildren. I expect Lance knows the details.

Dave Smith


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