Summarize the Conclusions of the Authors of the Book the Bell

question 51

Essay

Summarize the conclusions of the authors of the book The Bell Curve regarding a general factor of cognitive ability ("intelligence").Why are these conclusions controversial?

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Definitions:

Census Family

A concept used in population census to refer to a group of people living together who are related by blood, marriage, common-law partnership, or adoption.

Family of Procreation

The family unit one creates through marriage or by having children, as opposed to the family of origin into which one is born.

Conjugal Family

A family unit formed by a married couple and their children, characterized by a legal and social recognition of their relationship.

Family of Orientation

The family into which an individual is born or adopted, contrasting with the family they may create through marriage or cohabitation (family of procreation).