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Cyril Burt
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Noun1.Cyril Burt - English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971)


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Sir Cyril Burt achieved unparalleled results in researching the effects of environment and heredity on identical twins.
For those educated in Britain since 1945, perhaps the most alarming case cited here is that of Sir Cyril Burt whose papers, published in the 1940s, regarding inherited intelligence led to the introduction of selective education.
 
 
 
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