Arthur Jensen
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Arthur Jensen was an American psychologist known for his controversial research on intelligence, particularly his arguments for a strong genetic component to IQ differences.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Arthur Jensen canonical | 4 |
| Arthur R. Jensen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6824202 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arthur Jensen Context triple: [Charles Spearman, influenced, Arthur Jensen]
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A.
Richard J. Herrnstein
Richard J. Herrnstein was an American psychologist and researcher known for his work on intelligence, behaviorism, and the controversial book "The Bell Curve," which he co-authored with Charles Murray.
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B.
Jerome H. Barkow
Jerome H. Barkow is an evolutionary anthropologist and psychologist known for his work on evolutionary psychology and human nature, including co-editing the influential volume "The Adapted Mind."
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C.
James Plyler
James Plyler was the superintendent of the Tyler, Texas Independent School District who became the named petitioner in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Plyler v. Doe challenging the denial of public education to undocumented children.
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D.
Charles Spearman
Charles Spearman was an English psychologist best known for pioneering factor analysis and proposing the concept of a general intelligence factor, or "g."
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E.
Paul Mowrer
Paul Mowrer was an American journalist and foreign correspondent who won the first Pulitzer Prize for foreign correspondence in 1929.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arthur Jensen Target entity description: Arthur Jensen was an American psychologist known for his controversial research on intelligence, particularly his arguments for a strong genetic component to IQ differences.
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A.
Richard J. Herrnstein
Richard J. Herrnstein was an American psychologist and researcher known for his work on intelligence, behaviorism, and the controversial book "The Bell Curve," which he co-authored with Charles Murray.
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B.
Jerome H. Barkow
Jerome H. Barkow is an evolutionary anthropologist and psychologist known for his work on evolutionary psychology and human nature, including co-editing the influential volume "The Adapted Mind."
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C.
James Plyler
James Plyler was the superintendent of the Tyler, Texas Independent School District who became the named petitioner in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Plyler v. Doe challenging the denial of public education to undocumented children.
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D.
Charles Spearman
Charles Spearman was an English psychologist best known for pioneering factor analysis and proposing the concept of a general intelligence factor, or "g."
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E.
Paul Mowrer
Paul Mowrer was an American journalist and foreign correspondent who won the first Pulitzer Prize for foreign correspondence in 1929.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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San Diego State College ⓘ
linked to:
San Diego State University
University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| familyName | Jensen ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
differential psychology
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educational psychology ⓘ intelligence research ⓘ psychology ⓘ psychometrics ⓘ |
| givenName | Arthur ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
educational psychology
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individual differences ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
intelligence research debate
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public controversy over race and IQ ⓘ |
| hasReceived | Kistler Prize ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
arguments for a genetic component to IQ differences
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controversial views on race and intelligence ⓘ reaction time and intelligence studies ⓘ research on intelligence ⓘ work on the g factor of intelligence ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bias in Mental Testing
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Straight Talk about Mental Tests ⓘ The g Factor: The Science of Mental Ability ⓘ |
| occupation |
psychologist
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of educational psychology at the University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
cognitive abilities
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heritability of IQ ⓘ intelligence testing ⓘ race and intelligence ⓘ reaction time and mental speed ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| view |
argued that group differences in IQ scores are partly genetic in origin
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argued that individual differences in IQ have a substantial genetic component ⓘ criticized some aspects of compensatory education programs ⓘ supported the concept of a general intelligence factor g ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Berkeley, California
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linked to:
Berkeley, California, United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arthur Jensen Description of subject: Arthur Jensen was an American psychologist known for his controversial research on intelligence, particularly his arguments for a strong genetic component to IQ differences.
Referenced by (5)
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