Arthur Jensen (1923–2012) was a professor of educational psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is primarily known for his research on human intelligence and for sparking intense public and academic debate regarding the genetic basis of IQ. Major Theoretical Contributions
: Jensen's most controversial claim was that roughly 80% of the variance in human IQ is due to genetic factors rather than environmental ones. Controversy and "Jensenism" Jensen.rar
: Jensen was a proponent of Charles Spearman’s concept of g (general intelligence), arguing that a single general factor underlies all cognitive tasks. Arthur Jensen (1923–2012) was a professor of educational
: His findings were widely condemned as "Jensenism" and led to protests, death threats , and labels like " the world’s most loathsome scientist ". Jensen.rar