Henry Goddard's argument on the genetic inferiority of certain groups was further reinforced when
a. a series of new studies comparing identical twins separated from birth proved the genetic basis of intelligence.
b. case studies of families from a small Midwestern city showed how the transmission of intelligence was traced to a genetic basis.
c. intelligence testing found that people from Eastern Europe actually had higher IQ scores than those from Northern Europe.
d. African Americans and other racial minorities scored lower than Whites in large-scale Army intelligence testing.
Answer: d. African Americans and other racial minorities scored lower than Whites in large-scale Army intelligence testing.
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a. no significant evidence regarding heritability and bipolar disorders has been discovered b. a gene for bipolar disorder exists on chromosome 11 c. there is a complex genetic basis of bipolar disorders involving interactions among multiple genes d. the concordance rate for bipolar disorder is higher for dizygotic twins than for monozygotic twins
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A bar patron tells his buddies, "I've been studying you guys for months now, and I conclude that you are all nuts!" The bar patron applied a crude type of
a. structured observation. b. naturalistic observation. c. practice effect. d. time-sampling.
The general pattern of implicit memory results is that
a. practice improvements are equivalent at various ages. b. practice improvements are stronger with children. c. practice improvements are stronger with adults. d. children apply strategies, but adults do not.