English Explanatory Dictionary

Jensenism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The belief that an individual's intelligence is largely due to heredity, including racial heritage.

Word forms

Jensenism

Etymology

From Jensen + -ism, after Arthur Jensen (1923–2012), professor of educational psychology.

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