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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Real Error of Cyril Burt.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were like white adolescents?
(a) Adult Mongolians
(b) Adult blacks
(c) Black children
(d) White children

2. What was the nationality of H. J. Eysenck?
(a) British
(b) German
(c) Swiss
(d) Swedish

3. Where was Leon Kamin, the researcher who discovered Burt's flaws, a psychologist at?
(a) Harvard
(b) Princeton
(c) Yale
(d) Brown

4. The answer to #55 was known as a _________ because he looked for small differences between species.
(a) species expert
(b) striker
(c) microcosm expert
(d) splitter

5. A perfect correlation graph between two variables would show ________________.
(a) up and down lines
(b) one line
(c) overlapping vectors
(d) shaded areas in the corners

Short Answer Questions

1. Burt's papers and data were ____________, which seems to be when his falsifications began.

2. Black anatomical structure was often compared to that of a __________.

3. In America, the theory of polygeny was supported by Louis __________.

4. Who was the data analyst for the answer to #55?

5. Cesare Lombroso thought that ____________ behavior is hereditary.

(see the answer key)

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