In their controversial book The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life,Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray argue that intelligence is:

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Herrnstein and Murray argue throughout their book that intelligence is largely genetically inherited and is a strong predictor of social outcomes like income, educational attainment, and criminal activity. They reject the idea that intelligence is strictly an environmental phenomenon or that it is not related to a person's racial-ethnic group. They also believe that intelligence can be measured accurately, though they acknowledge that the tests currently in use may not capture all aspects of intelligence.

In Their Controversial Book the Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class