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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. "G" was considered to be _________.
(a) inherited
(b) gender based
(c) racial
(d) cultural

2. Members of the inferior group were always compared with ________ children.
(a) white
(b) black
(c) young
(d) Indian

3. Spearman also found there is a _______ substrate for intelligence except that this can be affected by outside factors.
(a) mental
(b) physical
(c) imaginary
(d) concept

4. The main question becomes, can ________ change the status of the inferior group?
(a) environment
(b) education
(c) medication
(d) DNA

5. The answer to #48 also tried to show the entities with a higher ranking had to repeat the _________ of those with lower ranking.
(a) education
(b) growth stages
(c) work
(d) illnesses

Short Answer Questions

1. ______________ is a way of measuring the relationship between variables.

2. Which was the second-ranked race for the practitioners of racial ranking?

3. If inferiority is cultural, then it can be changed by __________ factors

4. The principal components approach allowed Burt to identify _________ factors.

5. According to Lombroso, the genes of the past are contained in the hereditary of the individual and the ___________ surfaces at times.

(see the answer key)

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