Arthur Jensen
Professor of educational psychology (1923ā2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arthur Robert Jensen (August 24, 1923 ā October 22, 2012) was an American psychologist and writer. He was a professor of educational psychology at the University of California, Berkeley.[1][2] Jensen was known for his work in psychometrics and differential psychology, the study of how and why individuals differ behaviorally from one another.
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Born | Arthur Robert Jensen (1923-08-24)August 24, 1923 San Diego, California, U.S. |
Died | October 22, 2012(2012-10-22) (aged 89) Kelseyville, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (BA) San Diego State University (MA) Columbia University (PhD) |
Known for | Heritability of IQ, race and intelligence, g factor |
Spouse | Barbara Jensen |
Awards | Kistler Prize (2003), ISIR Lifetime Achievement Award (2006) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Educational psychology, intelligence, cognition, behavior genetics |
Institutions | University of California, Berkeley, Editorial boards of Intelligence and Personality and Individual Differences |
Thesis | Aggression in Fantasy and Overt Behavior (1956) |
Doctoral advisor | Percival Symonds |
He was a major proponent of the hereditarian position in the nature and nurture debate, the position that genetics play a significant role in behavioral traits, such as intelligence and personality. He was the author of over 400 scientific papers published in refereed journals[3] and sat on the editorial boards of the scientific journals Intelligence and Personality and Individual Differences.[4]
Jensen was controversial,[5] largely for his conclusions regarding the causes of race-based differences in IQ.[6]