Gould/Yerkes

Question 1

type of experiment

Answer 1

quasi experiment, independent measures

Question 2

aim/hypothesis

Answer 2

intelligence test could create a good measure of persons inate intelligence

Question 3

sample

Answer 3

US military 1.75 million men, opportunity sample

Question 4

design of the tests

Answer 4

army alpha: written examination (literate recruits) 8 parts (few aspects of intelligence tested)
army beta: (illiterates and those who failed army alpha) 7 parts
individual examination: failures with both tests, recalled

Question 5

findings

Answer 5

average mental age of white americans= 13
black people scored lowest of all

culturally biased questions (black people poorer schooling etc)
scientific racism

Question 6

conclusions

Answer 6

average man of most nations considered a moron

yerkes failed to see alternative explanations

Question 7

gould research method

Answer 7

analysis of yerkes study

could be biased

Question 8

ethical guidelines

Answer 8

unethical (not really around then)

Question 9

link to area

Answer 9

developing a way on how individuals differ

Question 10

link to key theme (measuring differences)

Answer 10

very difficult, researchers in this area need to take care