{"id":9107,"date":"2017-10-16T13:20:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T17:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/?p=9107"},"modified":"2017-10-16T13:56:03","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T17:56:03","slug":"colloquia-robert-west-oct-18th-3pm-dt-2203","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/2017\/colloquia-robert-west-oct-18th-3pm-dt-2203\/","title":{"rendered":"Colloquia: Robert West. Oct 18th at 3PM in DT 2203"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"container\">\n<p>Please join Robert West this Wednesday, October 18th, from 3PM-4:30PM in Dunton Tower 2203 for the following talk:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title: <\/strong>IQ as a social construct: The genetic evidence that IQ is not genetic<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong> Many people now take it as a scientific fact that IQ is at least 50-75% genetically determined. A lot of research has been done but there is no direct evidence for this claim. Furthermore, I will argue that the evidence is more supportive of the hypothesis that IQ is a social construct. Determining the answer to this question is extremely important due to the implications for educational policy and also due to the unfortunate tendency to confabulate IQ results with racial differences.<\/p>\n<p>We hope to see you there!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please join Robert West this Wednesday, October 18th, from 3PM-4:30PM in Dunton Tower 2203 for the following talk: Title: IQ as a social construct: The genetic evidence that IQ is not genetic Abstract: Many people now take it as a scientific fact that IQ is at least 50-75% genetically determined. 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