Historically, the research on differences in intelligence scores across races was problematic
According to Stephen Jay Gould, in Samuel George Morton's nineteenth century research on skull sizes and intelligence, Morton
a. created his sample of skulls in a way that guaranteed that he would find what he expected to find.
b. knew that his methodology was flawed, so he altered his data to reflect what he thought was true.
c. kept poor records, so nobody could contest his findings.
d. accurately measured skulls sizes of people of European and Asian descent, but he consistently underestimated the skull sizes of people of African descent.
a
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A) was also high in specific cognitive ability. B) was also conscientious. C) was also popular. D) was female.
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A) parents who feel incompetent B) a slight advantage in mental development C) a big disadvantage in social development D) parents who must exert great effort to soothe them