View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Real Error of Cyril Burt.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Havelock found that _________ males were more effeminate.
(a) older
(b) rrban
(c) rural
(d) craftsworking

2. Sir Cyril Burt was a medical tester who studied ___________.
(a) twins
(b) white adults
(c) idiots
(d) blacks

3. Gould wants to know if science added the ___________ data, or......
(a) legitimate
(b) reliable
(c) partial
(d) total

4. What technique is explained in terms of geometry and matrix algebra?
(a) Factor analysis
(b) Calculus
(c) Trigonometry
(d) Advanced algebra

5. No matter how strong a correlation is, it says nothing about _________.
(a) plausibility
(b) cause
(c) race
(d) intelligence

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the data analyst for the answer to #55?

2. Hume believed there was never a __________ nation that wasn't made of white men.

3. Leaders of the eighteenth and nineteenth century did not dispute __________.

4. What technique did Burt say he developed, although it was really Charles Spearman who created this technique?

5. ______________ is a way of measuring the relationship between variables.

(see the answer key)

This section contains 162 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample