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Jen⋅sen⋅ism

[jen-suh-niz-uhm]
–noun
the theory that an individual's IQ is largely due to heredity, including racial heritage.

Origin:
1965–70; after Arthur R. Jensen (born 1923), U.S. educational psychologist, who proposed such a theory; see -ism


Jen⋅sen⋅ist, Jen⋅sen⋅ite, noun, adjective
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