the superior performance of his group. It would be
as legitimate (though also not proven) to conclude
that sons of the rich, powerful, and educated were
apt to be more successful occupationally, maritally,
and socially because they had more material ad-
vantages. To make the point in another way, con-
sider the data in Table 1, which are fairly repre-
sentative of findings in this area. They were ob-
tained by Havighurst, Bowman, Liddle, Matthews,
and Pierce (1962) from a typical town in Middle
America. One observes the usual strong relation-
ship between social class and IQ and between IQ
and college-going—which leads on to occupational
success. The traditional interpretation of such
findings is that more stupid children come from the
lower classes because their parents are also stupid
which explains why they are lower class. A higher
proportion of children with high IQ go to college
because they are more intelligent and more suited
to college study. This is as it should be because
IQ predicts academic success. The fact that more
intelligent people going to college come more often
from the upper class follows naturally because the
upper classes contain more intelligent people. So
the traditional argument has gone for years. It
seemed all very simple and obvious to Terman and
his followers.
the superior performance of his group. It would beas legitimate (though also not proven) to concludethat sons of the rich, powerful, and educated wereapt to be more successful occupationally, maritally,and socially because they had more material ad-vantages. To make the point in another way, con-sider the data in Table 1, which are fairly repre-sentative of findings in this area. They were ob-tained by Havighurst, Bowman, Liddle, Matthews,and Pierce (1962) from a typical town in MiddleAmerica. One observes the usual strong relation-ship between social class and IQ and between IQand college-going—which leads on to occupationalsuccess. The traditional interpretation of suchfindings is that more stupid children come from thelower classes because their parents are also stupidwhich explains why they are lower class. A higherproportion of children with high IQ go to collegebecause they are more intelligent and more suitedto college study. This is as it should be becauseIQ predicts academic success. The fact that moreintelligent people going to college come more oftenfrom the upper class follows naturally because theupper classes contain more intelligent people. Sothe traditional argument has gone for years. Itseemed all very simple and obvious to Terman andhis followers.
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