Where was the study held in which high-risk African American children were divided into two groups, with one group receiving a high-quality active learning program and the other receiving no preschool education?
a. Tuskegee, Alabama
b. University of North Carolina
c. Abecedarian, New Mexico
d. Ypsilanti, Michigan
Question 2The Abecedarian Project conducted at the University of North Carolina demonstrated that high-risk children at a high-quality preschool
a. had raised scores on intelligence tests but that gain faded out by sixth grade.
b. had slightly fewer arrests and higher incidents of home ownership than the controls.
c. earned significantly higher scores on intellectual and academic measures as young adults.
d. showed no difference in short- or long-term achievement than students in a control group.
Question 3Social Darwinist theories like those of Jensen, Herrnstein, and Murray seem to provide a scientific justification for racist beliefs by
a. attempting to invalidate the IQ test because it obviously discriminates against the poor.
b. validating the IQ test as a legitimate measure of intelligence.
c. giving credence or prominance to scientific inquiry.
d. rendering the cognitive elite useless and doomed to failure.
Question 4_____ status refers to the status of an individual that is assigned without reference to abilities or efforts but rather on the basis of age, sex, race, ethnicity, and family background.
a. Ascribed
b. Justified
c. Assumed
d. Earned
Question 5Charles Murray and Richard Herrnstein published The Bell Curve in 1994, which received a lot of attention for its contention that economic and social hierarchies reflect a single dimension, that of
a. physical fitness, as measured by the President's Fitness Test.
b. income and social status, as measured informally by such factors as country club membership.
c. intellectual ability, as measured by number of academic degrees.
d. cognitive ability as meansured by IQ tests.
Question 6Which theorist posited the formation of hereditary castes based on intelligence?
a. Herbert Spencer Conflict theory
b. Arthur Jensen Labeling theory
c. Richard Herrnstein Order theory
d. Charles Murray Social Darwinism
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