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Cyril Burt: Fraud or Framed? (Hardcover)
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Cyril Burt: Fraud or Framed? (Hardcover)
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When Sir Cyril Burt died in 1971, he was widely recognized as
Britain's most eminent educational psychologist whose studies of
gifted and delinquent children, contributions to the development of
factor analysis, and research on the inheritance of intelligence
brought widespread acclaim. Within five years of his death,
however, he was publicly denounced as a fraud who had fabricated
data to conclude that intelligence is genetically determined.
Examiners of the published data found serious inconsistencies that
raised questions about their authenticity; the case has divided the
scientific community ever since. Were the charges justified, or was
he a victim of critics fearful of validating such a politically
unacceptable scientific theory? This is an up-to-date and unbiased
analysis of one of the most notorious scandals in science, now more
timely and widely discussed than ever with the publication of The
Bell Curve, the best-selling polemic that raises arguments
comparable to Burt's. The distinguished contributors examine the
controversial areas of Burt's work and argue that his defenders
have sometimes, but by no means always, been correct, and that his
critics have often jumped to hasty conclusions. In their haste,
however, these critics have missed crucial evidence that is not
easily reconciled with Burt's total innocence, leaving the
perception that both cases are seriously flawed. An introductory
chapter lays the background to the case, followed by an examination
of Burt's work that relates to the controversy. The book concludes
with a chapter on Burt's character, other cases of apparent
scientific fraud, and the impact of Burt's alleged fabrications.
These findings have profound implications not only for the study of
psychology, but for the wider issues relating to integrity in
scientific research, and the impact of intelligence testing on
social policy.
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