Rushton and Jensen (2005) reviewed three decades worth of research on the relationship between race and cognitive ability, representing one of many examples of psychologists asserting racial differences in IQ.

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Arthur Jensen's interpretations asserting racial differences in IQ and cognitive ability caused an intense response in a nation dealing with the effects of racism. He also made a number of racist statements indicating his belief that many Black people were not "educable up to a level for which there’s any economic demand" (Taylor, 1992).

Controversy over Jensen's Work on Cognitive Ability

Spielman, R. M., Jenkins, W. J., & Lovett, M. D. (2020, April 22). Psychology (2nd ed.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/psychology-2e/pages/1-introduction

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