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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Positive Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many rules did Binet come up with in order to decrease the likelihood of his test being misused?
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 4

3. According to Lombroso, the genes of the past are contained in the hereditary of the individual and the ___________ surfaces at times.
(a) behavior
(b) shyness
(c) playfulness
(d) aggression towards women

4. There are _______ in behavior with limits set by genes.
(a) similarities
(b) differences
(c) uniquenesses
(d) ranges

5. How many reasons did Burt feel could be used for discounting the effects of environment?
(a) 3
(b) 1
(c) 4
(d) 2

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one category to which Socrates does NOT say people belong?

2. "An anatomical theory for ranking __________ - based on entire bodies, not only on heads, - had been found."

3. Who were like white adolescents?

4. Havelock Ellis was a scientist who claimed the superiority of __________ during this period.

5. Gould calls biological determinism a theory of _____________ that has had a profound effect on many people.

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