Description: (British Psychologist and Geneticist Known for His Studies on the 'Heritability of IQ')
Cyril Burt, an English educational psychologist and geneticist, conducted research on the heritability of IQ and made significant contributions to statistics. However, following his death, his work was discredited due to evidence of falsified research data. It was revealed that he had invented correlations in separated twins that did not actually exist, along with other fabrications. This controversy significantly impacted his legacy in the field of psychology and genetics.