CALENDAR OF EVENTS 15-17 November 1972 Data C e n t r e 72, Sheraton-Copenhagen H o t e l , Copenhagen, Denmark. Sponsor: Danish IFIP Administrative Data Processing Group (DIAG) Contact: Data Centre 72, Danish IAG, DIAG, 58 Bredgede, DK 1260 Copenhagen K., Denmark. I.Q. : A REBUTTAL by T. C. Willoughby The article by Dr. Richard Herrnstein in the September issue of Atlantic is an admirable history of intelligenc~ testing. Herrnstein correctly summarizes the results of much of that research. In order to examine the Conclusions reached by Rerrnstein, it is i~portant that certain other relevant research be examined. 1. As s t a t e d t h e r e seems t o be a mL-~-,,m l e v e l o f a p t i t u d e needed f o r many J o b s . However. t h a t level for professional Jobs is usually a n IQ of lOO-llO. It is a very rare Job that requires an higher IQ. 5"7 December 1972 1972 Fall Joint Computer Conference, Anaheim, Calif. Sponsor AFIPS, Gen. Chin. Robert Spinrad, Xerox Tech. Frog. Chin. Donal A. Meier, NCR. 14-16 December
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