Title: The mismeasure of man /
Authors: Gould, Stephen Jay.
Date: 1981
Publisher: Norton,
Physical description: 352 pages : illustrations, tables ; 22 cm
Language: English
LC classification: B
Abstract: Examines the history and inherent flaws of the tests science has used to measure intelligence.
Contents: American polygeny and craniometry before Darwin -- Measuring heads -- Measuring bodies -- The hereditarian theory of IQ: an American invention -- The real error of Cyril Burt -- A positive conclusion.
Notes: Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): Ability--Testing--History.; Craniometry--History.; Intelligence tests--History.; Personality tests--History.