alleryWho wrote The Mismeasure of Man in 1981?
ARichard Herrnstein
BHoward Gardner
CCharles Murray
DStephen Jay Gould
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Stephen Jay Gould
1. Recall the fact: Gould's 1981 book criticises the measurement of intelligence as one number.
2. The option "Stephen Jay Gould" matches it.
3. Why the others fail: Herrnstein and Murray wrote The Bell Curve; Gardner wrote Frames of Mind.
_Source: Wikipedia, "The Mismeasure of Man" (CC BY-SA, rev 1375737039), section "Lead section"_
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