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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ACMI Identifier
321512
Language
English
Subject categories
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 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
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)