fHEORY OF IQ 235
THE HEREDITARIA'
jjig at stake. (One friend later suggested
the form, and had no^ed names—and posted results—as just a
that I should have re<f gating the anxiety of the original.)
small contribution to si^ that internal contradictions and a priori
I knew before I staf^1 ^lidated the hereditarian conclusions that
prejudice thoroughly $ the results. Boring himself called these
Yerkes had drawn FRVY' late in his career (in a 1962 interview,
conclusions "prepostef" But I had not understood how the Dra-
quoted in Kevles, lgfj^fig made such a thorough mockery of the
conian conditions of tf'Jhave been in a frame of mind to record
claim that recruits connate abilities. In short, most of the men
anything about their \a utterly confused or scared shitless.
must have ended up ei'^ered into a room and seated before an
The recruits were "jfX standing atop a platform, and several
examiner and demons'^xaminers were instructed to administer
orderlies at floor leve' ,nner" since "the subjects who take this
the test "in a genial ^ulk and refuse to work" (p. 163). Recruits
examination sometime',t the examination or its purposes. The
were told nothing at/jere are some papers. You must not open
examiner simply said:' \intil you are told to." The men then filled
them or turn them ovdeducation (with help for those too illiterate
in their names, age, an^perfunctory preliminaries, the examiner
to do so). After thes
plunged right in: ,
m (pointing to demonstrator). He (pointing to
Attention. Watch this ^ to do here (tapping blackboard with pointer)
demonstrator again) is g^ent members of the group) are to do on your
what you (pointing to dif^its to several papers mat lie before men in the
papers (here examiner o°\ it next to the blackboard, returns the paper,
group, picks up one, hon the blackboard in succession, then to the men
points to demonstrator a^uestions. Wait till I say "Go ahead!" (p. 163).
and their papers). Ask T\0 ........
.ha men were virtually inundated with
By comparison, A'v the Alpha examiner said:
information (p. 157), {0S
I of this examination is to see how well you can
Attention! The purp0*v out what you are told to do. We are not look-
remember, think, and ca^jm is to help find out what you are best fitted to
ing for crazy people. The \c you m^e 'n mis examination will be put on
do in the Army. The gr3 d will a'so 8° to vour company commander,
your qualification card /told to do will be very easy. Some you may find
Some of the things you a<^
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