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Some scientists used Burt's evidence to support theories that IQ inheritance can be traced along social and racial lines. Burt himself never dealt with the possible racial implications of his work...
Reaction to the article was varied. Richard J. Herrnstein, professor of Psychology and a supporter of the genetic theory of IQ, said yesterday "nothing at all has changed" in the area of IQ study since Burt's evidence was discredited...
Herrnstein said that while Dorfman's article was "generally quite good," Dorfman overlooked Burt's admission that he had "normalized" his data. "Normalizing data as Burt did is not unusual when you aren't working with standardized IQ tests," Herrnstein added...
Richard C. Lewontin '50, professor of Biology, said yesterday "The case is airtight, Burt was a fraud in many ways." He added that "all this nonsense about IQ and heredity" depended on Burt's evidence. "That they were fraudulent was to be expected," Lewontin said...
Jencks added that the U.S. studies do not accord genetic factors as much of a role in determining IQ as Burt's study...