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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. Blumenbach believed differences in races might be linked to __________.
(a) DNA
(b) climate
(c) dood
(d) water supply

2. According to Gould, Broca's studies were __________ by his choice of what to observe to provide that white brains were larger than black brains.
(a) faulty
(b) complete
(c) biased
(d) truthful

3. Binet was commissioned in 1904 to find a way to identify children who ______________.
(a) were autistic
(b) needed special help in school
(c) were unteachable
(d) were bad at math

4. Negative correlation is given by vectors going in ____________ directions.
(a) straight
(b) curved
(c) opposite
(d) the same

5. Havelock Ellis was a scientist who claimed the superiority of __________ during this period.
(a) men
(b) elderly people
(c) children
(d) women

Short Answer Questions

1. The general intellectual knowledge of the child was calculated by subtracting the ________ age from his true chronological age.

2. Bolk felt what race was not only the most progressive, but also the most retarded?

3. One of the perceived problems of Lombroso's theory was the need to call _________ criminals.

4. What does Gould want to find in science that will support the idea that biological determinism is a result of social prejudice?

5. What technique is explained in terms of geometry and matrix algebra?

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