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To: Kaslin
In his 1930 paper "Intelligence Tests of Immigrant Groups," Brigham recanted his 1923 analysis of the results of the Army Mental Tests. Due to having used prejudicial test administration and analytical techniques in his original research (he had not taken into consideration that the first language of some of the people he studied was not English), he acknowledged that his conclusions were "without foundation" and stated "that study with its entire hypothetical superstructure of racial differences collapses completely."[7][8] Nevertheless, it had already been instrumental in fueling anti-immigrant sentiment in America and in the eugenics debate

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For clarity. Ain't buying or selling on the dude.

28 posted on 07/23/2020 9:57:20 AM PDT by ealgeone
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To: ealgeone
"The usual bet?"


31 posted on 07/23/2020 9:59:53 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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