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Suggested Readings

Aiken, L. R. (1997). Psychological testing and assessment (9th ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon. A good introduction to basic concepts of testing and measurement in psychology.

Fletcher, R. (1991). Science, ideology, and the media: The Cyril Burt scandal. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers; Joynson, R. B. (1989). The Burt affair. London: Routledge. Two books on the Burt scandal, written from quite different perspectives.

Fraser, S. (Ed.) (1995). The bell curve wars. New York: Basic Books. A collection of essays on and critiques of The Bell Curve, written for nontechnical readers by some of the most esteemed researchers in the field (Sternberg, Gould, Gardner, for example).

Gould, S. J. (1981). The mismeasure of man. New York: Norton. The history of misguided attempts to measure intelligence, written by a gifted science writer.

Herrnstein, R. J., & Murray, C. (1994). The bell curve: Intelligence and class struggle in American life. New York: The Free Press. An impressively researched summary of the role of intelligence in American society; it has caused an almost unprecedented response from the psychological community.

Mogdil, S., & Mogdil, C. (Eds.) (1987). Arthur Jensen: Consensus and controversy. New York: Falmer. A collection of thoughtful, provocative essays based on the controversial writings of Jensen.

Newmark, C. S. (1996). Major psychological assessment instruments (2nd ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon. An advanced text covering only the most frequently used assessment instruments.

Sternberg, R. J. (1990). Metaphors of mind: Conceptions of the nature of intelligence. New York: Guilford Press. One of the best reviews of intelligence research, as well as a clear exposition of information-processing approaches.

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