Question 1

Galton believed that intelligence was:

Accepted Answer

A) not related to sensory acuity 
B) comprised of multiple factors 
C) largely culturally determined 
D) largely determined by sensory acuity 
A) not related to sensory acuity 
B) comprised of multiple factors 
C) largely culturally determined 
D) largely determined by sensory acuity D

Question 2

Leta Hollingworth challenged the beliefs that intelligence is largely inherited and that women were intellectually inferior to men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Binet believed disadvantaged students could be taught the skills they needed to succeed in school through the use of:

Accepted Answer

A) severe discipline 
B) mental orthopedics 
C) simplified assignments 
D) parental involvement 
A) severe discipline 
B) mental orthopedics 
C) simplified assignments 
D) parental involvement B

Question 4

Yerkes believed that for intelligence tests to be effective in the armed forces all of the following would need to be true except:

Accepted Answer

A) they would need to be administrated to groups instead of individuals 
B) they would need to measure native intelligence 
C) they would need to be easy to administer and score 
D) they would need to be administered to one individual at a time 
A) they would need to be administrated to groups instead of individuals 
B) they would need to measure native intelligence 
C) they would need to be easy to administer and score 
D) they would need to be administered to one individual at a time

Question 5

All of the following were true of the testing program used in the armed forces during World War I except:

Accepted Answer

A) it resulted in only a few recruits being recommended for discharge as mentally unfit 
B) it clearly prevented a large number of mismatches between a recruit's intellectual ability and his or her military assignment 
C) in general,the program was a failure 
D) the recommendations by the testers were typically ignored 
A) it resulted in only a few recruits being recommended for discharge as mentally unfit 
B) it clearly prevented a large number of mismatches between a recruit's intellectual ability and his or her military assignment 
C) in general,the program was a failure 
D) the recommendations by the testers were typically ignored

Question 6

When did Darwin begin to doubt the Genesis account of creation?

Accepted Answer

A) after several conversations with Robert Fitz-Roy,the captain of the Beagle 
B) during his training for the clergy 
C) while studying medicine 
D) after reading Lyell's Principles of Geology while aboard the Beagle 
A) after several conversations with Robert Fitz-Roy,the captain of the Beagle 
B) during his training for the clergy 
C) while studying medicine 
D) after reading Lyell's Principles of Geology while aboard the Beagle

Question 7

Which of the following best summarizes Darwin's view of the evolutionary process?

Accepted Answer

A) to evolve is to progress 
B) evolution always occurs in the direction of increased perfection 
C) evolution just happens 
D) evolution always occurs in the direction of increased differentiation 
A) to evolve is to progress 
B) evolution always occurs in the direction of increased perfection 
C) evolution just happens 
D) evolution always occurs in the direction of increased differentiation

Question 8

According to Darwin,because there are many more offspring than can survive in a given environment:

Accepted Answer

A) there are individual differences 
B) there is a struggle for survival 
C) there must be ecological engineering 
D) humans must decide which animals survive and which ones do not 
A) there are individual differences 
B) there is a struggle for survival 
C) there must be ecological engineering 
D) humans must decide which animals survive and which ones do not

Question 9

To deal with the massive amount of data he collected,Galton developed the notion of correlation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Spencer's social Darwinism was rejected in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Darwin attained the principle needed to tie his disjointed theoretical ideas together when reading Lyell's Principles of Geology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When changes in one variable are usually accompanied by changes in the same direction in another variable,the variables are said to be:

Accepted Answer

A) correlated 
B) causally related 
C) regressing toward the mean 
D) genetically determined 
A) correlated 
B) causally related 
C) regressing toward the mean 
D) genetically determined

Question 13

Present and analyze the current controversy regarding the inheritance of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

The use of Yerkes' Army Alpha and Beta t

Question 14

One of the earliest conflicts Darwin had with the church was over:

Accepted Answer

A) the age of the earth 
B) his book,The Descent of Man 
C) his book,On the Origin of Species 
D) his book,The Expression of Emotions 
A) the age of the earth 
B) his book,The Descent of Man 
C) his book,On the Origin of Species 
D) his book,The Expression of Emotions

Question 15

Goddard believed that immigrants' poor test performance was mainly due to inherited intelligence and not due to:

Accepted Answer

A) educational experience 
B) cultural experience 
C) personal experience 
D) all of these choices 
A) educational experience 
B) cultural experience 
C) personal experience 
D) all of these choices

Question 16

Galton was the first to do all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) attempt to measure intelligence 
B) systematically study the contributions of nature and nurture 
C) use the term mental test 
D) study mental imagery 
A) attempt to measure intelligence 
B) systematically study the contributions of nature and nurture 
C) use the term mental test 
D) study mental imagery

Question 17

Galton viewed intelligence as a matter of sensory acuity of the person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to Spencer,the best government was one that:

Accepted Answer

A) protected the weak 
B) protected people from their own animal instincts 
C) allowed free competition among all its citizens 
D) was elected by a majority of reasonable people 
A) protected the weak 
B) protected people from their own animal instincts 
C) allowed free competition among all its citizens 
D) was elected by a majority of reasonable people

Question 19

In what way did Terman revise the Binet-Simon scale of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) he translated it into English 
B) he added and deleted items until the average score for each age group was 100 
C) he made it applicable to adults as well as to children 
D) he freed it from cultural biases 
A) he translated it into English 
B) he added and deleted items until the average score for each age group was 100 
C) he made it applicable to adults as well as to children 
D) he freed it from cultural biases

Question 20

Terman found all of the following to be true of the children who participated in his study of genius except:

Accepted Answer

A) they had parents of above-average intelligence 
B) because their intellectual ability developed so quickly and early in life,it was slower than average following childhood 
C) they participated in a wide range of activities 
D) they had learned to read at an early age 
A) they had parents of above-average intelligence 
B) because their intellectual ability developed so quickly and early in life,it was slower than average following childhood 
C) they participated in a wide range of activities 
D) they had learned to read at an early age

Exam 10: The Darwinian Influence

Galton believed that intelligence was:

Leta Hollingworth challenged the beliefs that intelligence is largely inherited and that women were intellectually inferior to men.

Binet believed disadvantaged students could be taught the skills they needed to succeed in school through the use of:

Yerkes believed that for intelligence tests to be effective in the armed forces all of the following would need to be true except:

All of the following were true of the testing program used in the armed forces during World War I except:

When did Darwin begin to doubt the Genesis account of creation?

Which of the following best summarizes Darwin's view of the evolutionary process?

According to Darwin,because there are many more offspring than can survive in a given environment:

To deal with the massive amount of data he collected,Galton developed the notion of correlation.

Spencer's social Darwinism was rejected in the United States.

Darwin attained the principle needed to tie his disjointed theoretical ideas together when reading Lyell's Principles of Geology.

When changes in one variable are usually accompanied by changes in the same direction in another variable,the variables are said to be:

Present and analyze the current controversy regarding the inheritance of intelligence.

One of the earliest conflicts Darwin had with the church was over:

Goddard believed that immigrants' poor test performance was mainly due to inherited intelligence and not due to:

Galton was the first to do all of the following except:

Galton viewed intelligence as a matter of sensory acuity of the person.

According to Spencer,the best government was one that:

In what way did Terman revise the Binet-Simon scale of intelligence?

Terman found all of the following to be true of the children who participated in his study of genius except:

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