Extra Credit I (15 points)

Summarize these two articles plus the reserve article by Cronbach in a 5 page paper. Make a point of finding and describing both the similarities and differences among them.
 

Authors Snyderman, Mark; Rothman, Stanley.
Title Survey of expert opinion on intelligence and aptitude testing.
Source American Psychologist. Vol 42(2) 137-144, Feb 1987.
 

Authors Andrews, Lori B; Nelkin, Dorothy.
Title The Bell Curve : A statement.
Source Science. Vol 271(5245) 13-14, Jan 1996.
 
 

Summarize these two articles in a 3 page paper. Make a point of finding and describing both the similarities and differences among them.
 

Authors Jensen, Arthur R.
Title How much can we boost IQ and scholastic achievement?.
Source Harvard Educational Review. 39(1), 1-123., 1969,.
 

Authors Dobzhansky, Theodosius.
Title Differences are not deficits.
Source Psychology Today. Vol. 7(7) 96-101, Dec 1973.
 
 

Summarize the arguments on both sides of the argument concerning the results obtained by Cyril Burt in a 7-9 page paper. Be sure to start by describing what he did, what he found and why the controversy started. Cite all of the articles in this list.
 

Authors Archer, Grete.
Title Reflections on Sir Cyril Burt.
Source AEP(Association of Educ Psychologists) Journal. Vol 6(1) 53-55, Spr 1983.
 

Authors Eysenck, Hans J.
Title Sir Cyril Burt and the inheritance of the IQ.
Source New Zealand Psychologist. Vol 7(1) 8-10, May 1978.
 

Authors Grilly, David M.
Title By design or carelessness?.
Source American Psychologist. Vol 34(1) 93, Jan 1979.
 

Authors Jensen, Arthur R.
Title Sir Cyril Burt: A personal recollection.
Source AEP (Association of Educational Psychologists) Journal. Vol 6(1) 13-20, Spr 1983.
 

Authors Jensen, Arthur R.
Title Sir Cyril Burt in perspective.
Source American Psychologist. Vol 33(5) 499-503, May 1978.
 

Authors McAskie, Michael.
Title On "Sir Cyril Burt in perspective.".
Source American Psychologist. Vol 34(1) 92-93, Jan 1979.
 

Authors McAskie, Michael.
Title Carelessness or fraud in Sir Cyril Burt's kinship data? A critique of Jensen's analysis.
Source American Psychologist. Vol 33(5) 496-498, May 1978.
 

Authors Rowe, David; Plomin, Robert.
Title The Burt controversy: The comparison of Burt's data on IQ with data from other studies.
Source Behavior Genetics. Vol 8(1) 81-83, Jan 1978.

From Reserve List:

Summarize the articles by Sackett and Gottifredson emphasizing the arguments made both for and against this practice.
 

Read the book by Jacoby/Glauberman and write a 5 - 7 page critical review of its contents. This is an edited book so you might break the chapter authors into two opposing viewpoints. Use the book on The Myth of Measurability as a reference in your paper.
 

Read the book by Gould and write a 5-7 page paper elaborating his arguments concerning the relationship between social and political agendas and IQ findings. Use the book on The Myth of Measurability as a reference in your paper.