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IQ :

by Murdoch, Stephen,
Published by : J. Wiley and Sons, (Hoboken, N.J. :) Physical details: xiv, 269 p. ; 24 cm. ISBN:9780471699774 (cloth).
Subject(s): Intelligence levels -- History.
Year: 2007
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-258) and index.

The problem with testing -- The origins of testing -- The birth of modern intelligence tests -- America discovers intelligence tests -- Turning back the feebleminded -- The tests that changed the world -- Alpha and beta -- From segregation to sterilization : Carrie Buck's story -- Nazis and intelligence testing -- The eleven-plus in the United Kingdom -- Intelligence testing and the death penalty in the United States -- What do IQ tests really measure? -- Alternatives to IQ -- The SAT -- Black and white IQ -- Afterword.

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