Chapter Two - Explaining Differences In Intelligence

Question 1

Eugenics movement

Answer 1

A movement that advocated the improvement of human genetic traits through the promotion of reproduction of people with desired traits and limiting reproduction of people with undesirable traits

Question 2

Scientific racism

Answer 2

The manipulation of scientific theories and methods to justify the belief in racial superiority or inferiority

Question 3

Genetic code

Answer 3

The rules which govern how information encoded with genetic material (the DNA) will be translated into proteins, the building blocks of any living organism

Question 4

Heritability

Answer 4

The extent to which differences in a trait, characteristic or ability within a population is due to genetic differences

Question 5

Human genome

Answer 5

The complete set of genetic information contained in the human DNA

Question 6

Ethics

Answer 6

Principles that determine right and wrong conduct. In psychological research, ethics refers to the codes and principles that researchers should adhere to.

Question 7

Heritability estimate

Answer 7

An estimate of the extent to which variability in intelligence in the population is accounted for by variability in genes

Question 8

Equal environment assumption

Answer 8

The assumption in twin studies that twin pairs raised together experience roughly equal environments