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

2. E.D. Cope thought that _______ Europeans were inferior to others.
(a) Eastern
(b) Southern
(c) Western
(d) Northern

3. Experts claimed it was no good to __________ blacks.
(a) educate
(b) listen to
(c) study
(d) understand

4. What does 'g' stand for in a graph for factor analysis?
(a) Graphing
(b) Generalization
(c) Good intelligence
(d) General intelligence

5. Paul Broca was a professor of surgery in what city?
(a) Paris
(b) London
(c) Boston
(d) New York

Short Answer Questions

1. People with ______ had smaller brain sizes than those who were suddenly killed in accidents.

2. Gould wants to reexamine the existing __________ for craniometry and intelligence testing.

3. It was discovered that there was no general _________ of intelligence as Spearman once thought.

4. The answer to #48 also tried to show the entities with a higher ranking had to repeat the _________ of those with lower ranking.

5. David Hume was a believer in the superiority of the _______ and polygeny.

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