This book includes nine essays. In the Introduction: "The Lingering Infatuation with IQ," the editors argue that since the IQ test has again risen as an instrument of conservative policy, the test and the arguments built around it must be reexamined. Noam Chomsky criticizes the well-known "Atlantic" article, "IQ" (September, 1971), in "The Fallacy of Richard Herrnstein's IQ." In "Psychology's White Face," Ross A. Evans examines the major deficiencies in academic psychology as they relate to the black experience. Jerome Kagan examines the question of heritability in "What Is Intelligence?" In "Intro to Herrnstein 101" George Purvin combines his critique of Herrnstein's article with an account of his experiences in a class taught jointly by Herrnstein and Dr. Roger Brown at Harvard. David C. McClelland, in "Test for Competence Rather Than for 'Intelligence,'" reviews the criticisms that have been made of intelligence testing, focusing on the use of predictions of grades in school to validate intelligence tests, the role of abilities tapped by intelligence tests in determining job success, and the role of power in controlling life-outcome criteria; and suggests six alternatives. Stanley Aronowitz examines the role of social structure and dynamics in the perpetuation of intelligence testing in "The Trap of Environmentalism." Frank Riessman, in "The Hidden IQ," discusses the influence of the testing situation on the determination of intelligence test scores. (Author/JM)