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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. "The __________ of inferior groups must be like __________ of superior groups..."
(a) adults, children
(b) children, adults
(c) children, children
(d) adults, adults

2. The field of ________ sciences was redefined during the 19th century.
(a) mental
(b) skeletal
(c) health
(d) life

3. E.D. Cope based his theory in #92 on the idea that the ____________ brought on earlier maturation.
(a) lack of sun
(b) warmer climate
(c) cooler climate
(d) many wartimes

4. The principal components approach allowed Burt to identify _________ factors.
(a) G
(b) basic
(c) group
(d) multi-variate

5. Eysenck thought that those with ______ rapidly developing skills (as mentioned in #100) also had lower IQ scores.
(a) very
(b) fewer
(c) more
(d) less

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Leon Kamin, the researcher who discovered Burt's flaws, a psychologist at?

2. Who feels that blacks are inferior and therefore deserve the status of a slave?

3. What does 'g' stand for in a graph for factor analysis?

4. What was the nationality of H. J. Eysenck?

5. What outside factors are being alluded to in #151?

(see the answer key)

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