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...Burt's research has been quoted by many scientists who argue that low test scores of black children result from genetic inferiority rather than environment, David R. Layzer '47, professor of Astronomy, said yesterday...
Supporters of Kamin's theories and those who believe I.Q. scores to be largely determined by environment, not heredity, point to Burt's works as the only substantial scientific evidence contradicting their "environmental influence" theories, and see its apparent refutation as a major blow to its credibility...
Even though some adherents of the "hereditary influence" view admit that some of Burt's actual numerical data may have been falsified inadvertently, they still contend that his conclusions are correct...
Scientists who have received public attention for their statements on heredity include Layzer, Kamin, Richard C. Lewontin '50, professor of Biology and Stephan J. Gould, professor of Geology. Agreeing with Burt's conclusions, if not his data, are Richard J. Herrnstein, professor of Psychology, and Arthur Jensen, professor of educational psychology at the University of California at Berkeley...
...portion of his work in question, Burt tested the I.Q. of pairs of identical twins that had been placed in different homes in infancy. In papers written at three different stages of his work, Burt reported identical statistical correlations between the I.Q. scores of the pairs of twins. He concluded that this high correlation (79 per cent) proved the dominant influence of heredity in determining intelligence...