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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hereditarian Theory of IQ.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The German psychologist W. Stern argued that mental age should be ____________ by chronological age.
(a) divided
(b) added to
(c) multiplied
(d) subtracted

2. Eysenck believed the _____________ development of black youngsters develops more quickly than in whites.
(a) physical
(b) sensory motor
(c) motor
(d) tactile

3. "We now encounter the second ____________ - ranking..."
(a) fallacy
(b) piece
(c) argument
(d) opinion

4. 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

5. Binet was worried, however, that his testing might cause the child to be ___________ in school.
(a) made fun of
(b) separated from others
(c) labeled
(d) an outcast

Short Answer Questions

1. Gould also wants to look for problems in the ___________ data.

2. Each person is assigned a single ________ that determines his ranking on the scale.

3. What kind of disease can cause the brain to diminish in size before death?

4. Did a desire for ______ lead to the questions and data to support a predetermined conclusion?

5. Which Socrates work is Gould discussing at the opening of this book?

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