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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Negative correlation is given by vectors going in ____________ directions.

2. Eysenck noticed that the average ________ of whites exceeds that of blacks.

3. No matter how strong a correlation is, it says nothing about _________.

4. Where did Alfred Binet study human intelligence and how to measure it?

5. E.D. Cope based his theory in #92 on the idea that the ____________ brought on earlier maturation.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Binet commissions to do in 1904?

2. Was factor analysis the right technique to use in intelligence testing?

3. What were the three facts upon which H.J. Eysenck based his theory of the inferiority of blacks?

4. What was Binet's major worry about the work he was doing with intelligence testing?

5. What did Ellis find happened to men who were living in urban areas?

6. What did Binet's study of intelligence begin to rely on as opposed to medical measures of intelligence?

7. Define the idea of correlation.

8. What did Binet do in order to fulfill the obligations of his commission in 1904?

9. What were the problems of Burt's studies?

10. What does the factor analysis variable 'g' stand for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the end, Gould seems to come to the conclusion that humans don't necessarily adapt because of biology and biological changes. There are other reasons for adaptation.

Part 1: What is one way humans can adapt, which is not biological in nature?

Part 2: What is the main flaw of the previous studies Gould has mentioned in the book?

Part 3: How do you feel about Gould's ideas? Do they make sense to you? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The idea that criminal behavior is hereditary is another idea that springs up during the introduction of evolution. The notion that criminal tendencies could spring up in the genes and then in the behaviors was widely accepted.

Part 1: Who was the main researcher of this idea of criminal behavior based on hereditary patterns?

Part 2: What were the weaknesses of this researcher's studies?

Part 3: What was the theory of atavism and what did it mean to society?

Essay Topic 3

Cyril Burt is distinguished in this book by having his own separate chapter in which he receives Gould's attention. This medical tester who studied twins seems to have created a theory based in improper studies and data collection.

Part 1: In relation to the errors of Cyril Burt, what is the definition of factor analysis?

Part 2: How did Burt use factor analysis incorrectly in his work?

Part 3: What are some of the other errors uncovered in Burt's studies of twins?

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