ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author explains how in 1969 Arthur R. Jensen name became inextricably linked with the controversial issue of intelligence, race, and genetics. He examines the available research and concludes that compensatory educational programs had failed to show any strong or lasting effect in raising IQ or scholastic achievement. The author reviews the existing evidence showing that genetic factors played a large part in individual differences in IQ. He shows the totality of evidence was most consistent with the hypothesis that genetic as well as environmental factors are involved in the average difference between Blacks and Whites in IQ and scholastic achievement. In 1969, the respected Harvard Educational Review commissioned Jensen to write an evaluation of educational intervention programs. Jensen also gives his firsthand observations and impressions of important people in science, music, and politics to the people. The author audits Klineberg's course on social psychology, because it was one of the famous names in psychology.
