The IQ myth. Parts 1 and 2

United States, 1975

TV show
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An examination of the ways the IQ concept has been used and misused. It focuses on the question of how much importance should be placed on the test result. This can mean the difference between success or failure in school and adult life, and such exams have been used to categorise entire cultures and races as mentally inferior

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Credits

producer/director

Peter Poor

production company

CBS News

Duration

00:50:43:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1975

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

321512

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Discrimination

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Exploitation - Psychological aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Race discrimination

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social psychology

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Intellect

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Intelligence tests

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Psychology - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Cognition and culture

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Exploitation - Psychological aspects

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Categorization (Psychology)

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cognition and culture

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Intellect

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychological tests

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychology

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychology - Study and teaching

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Social psychology

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Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - United States

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Sound

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Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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