Which psychologist published "Hereditary Genius" in 1869?
Sir Francis Galton
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Who was heavily influenced by Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution?
Sir Francis Galton
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What was an example of Galton's other major contributions?
All three
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Who coined the term Eugenics in 1883?
Sir Francis Galton
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When was the Eugenics Society founded?
1908
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What was the aim of the Eugenics Society?
To encourage people of above-average intelligence marry similar people & bear more children (to build an “improved” human race)
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Where did the "birth of mental testing" occur?
Galton's Anthropometric Laboratory in London
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What did Galton argue would keep Great Britain in it's position as a world power?
Selective breeding of British people
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Who developed the world's first widely used intelligence test?
Alfred Binet
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How did The Binet-Simon Scale come about?
The French government commissioned Binet to develop an instrument that could identify school kids that needed extra help.
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What was the aim of the Binet-Simon Scale?
Identify weaker students & improve their performance through training
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Goddard conducted the "Kalikak Family" study in 1912. Where did the name come from?
From two Greek words ‘Kalos’(Good) & ‘Kakos’ (Bad)
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Who coined the term "moron"?
Henry Goddard
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Who featured in the "Kalikak Family" study?
Two sides of family descendants
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In the "Kalikak Family" study, out of the 189 people on the "bad" side, how many people were classified as normal?
46
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Goddard tested a sample of 165 Russian, Hungarian, Jewish & Italian immigrants in 1913. How many people were classified as "morons"?
80%
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Through Goddard’s Intelligence Testing at Ellis Island, how many people were deported due to being "feebleminded" in 1913?
555
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On the basis of Goddard's research findings, what did the US government do?
Passed an immigration law in 1924 restricting immigrant numbers to America
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"In later life, Henry Goddard revised his view & apologised for much of his early convictions and writings" Is this statement true or false?
True
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What is Lewis Terman best known for?
All three
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Who believed that "nothing about an individual was as important as IQ"?
Lewis Terman
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With a staff of 40 psychologists, Yerkes was able to develop two different tests for intelligence. What were they called?
Army Alpha & Army Beta
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With a staff of 40 psychologists, Yerkes was able to develop two different tests for intelligence. Which test was nonverbal & designed for illiterates?
Army Beta
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Why did the US Army call upon Yerkes to develop a brief standardised group intelligence tests?
To develop a competent & efficient army
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Which country sterilised more people than any other European states except Nazi Germany?
Sweden
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What is the Flynn Effect?
Average IQ scores have been steadily increasing every generation
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Which book stated that "black African-Americans were on average 10-15 points lower in IQ test scores than white-caucasian Americans"?
The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life - Hernstein & Murray
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Who was heavily influenced by Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution?
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Sir Francis Galton
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What was an example of Galton's other major contributions?
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