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Diversion Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"When Pepper Stetler was told that her daughter, Louisa, who has Down Syndrome, would be required to take periodic IQ tests to secure support in school, she asked a simple question: Why? The hunt for an answer set Stetler on a winding, often dark investigation into how the IQ came to be the "irrefutable" standard for measuring intelligence. Blending a mother's love and dedication to her daughter with incisive historical and cultural analysis, A Measure...
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English
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When published in 1981, The Mismeasure of Man was immediately hailed as a masterwork, the ringing answer to those who would classify people, rank them according to their supposed genetic gifts and limits.
Yet the idea of of biology as destiny dies hard, as witness the attention devoted to The Bell Curve, whose arguments are here so effectively anticipated and thoroughly undermined. In this edition, Stephen Jay Gould has...
Yet the idea of of biology as destiny dies hard, as witness the attention devoted to The Bell Curve, whose arguments are here so effectively anticipated and thoroughly undermined. In this edition, Stephen Jay Gould has...
3) Ultimate psychometric tests: 1000 questions and answers for verbal, numerical, and personality tests
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Series
Publisher
KoganPage
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Many interviews and assessment centres include psychometric testing as part of the hiring process, and fears about tests are all too common and undermine confidence and performance on the day. With each test supported by detailed answers and explanations, Ultimate Psychometric Tests will boost your confidence and your performance on the day, to help you land your next dream job."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Kogan Page
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"IQ tests are increasingly being used as part of the job application process in various industries, including the government, armed forces, education, and industry and commerce. Written and compiled by IQ test experts, it contains 1000 practice questions organized into 25 tests, along with a simple guide to assessing performance. Working through the questions will help improve vocabulary and develop powers of calculation and logical reasoning. This...
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