lecture 7 part 2

Question 1

argued that there are large genetic differences
between

Answer 1

members of different geographic cultures

Question 2

Sub-Saharan Africans and Australian aboriginals are
claimed to have a mean of

Answer 2

around 65

Question 3

Attributing racial differences in IQ to genetic causes is inherently

Answer 3

dangerous

Question 4

why is attributing racial differences to iq dangerous

Answer 4

these claims have been used in the past to justify racist political agenda

Question 5

Genetic arguments can be used as a justification to avoid

Answer 5

changing social
conditions and to minimize the importance of oppression as a cause of racial
inequality

Question 6

are cultural differences immutable

Answer 6

not rly

Question 7

People from a non-western culture lose all of their disadvantage
with a fairlry short exposure to

Answer 7

western culture, and the abstract
reasoning skills that are privileged within Western education
systems

Question 8

After controlling for numerous demographic variables
including socioeconomic status, the size of this difference is
reduced by

Answer 8

a third

Question 9

Observational studies show black parent interact

Answer 9

less with the children and use a maintenance style of up bringing

Question 10

black and white gap conclusions

Answer 10

• There is a gap in IQ performance.
• It is reflected in and perpetuated through economic,
  educational and social inequality.
• The proportion of this gap that is due to genetic
  differences is likely negligible or very small
• The gap is in decline

Question 11

little evidence that boys and girls, or men and women

Answer 11

differ in overall IQ

Question 12

girls excel in… and men excel in…

Answer 12

verbal abilities and spatial abilities

Question 13

IQ among males is more

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variable
hence more males at positive and negative
tail ends of IQ distribution

Question 14

early research suggested men were better at

Answer 14

math

Question 15

now research shows that female and males are.. when it comes to math

Answer 15

equal, if not better

Question 16

Females are negatively affected by

Answer 16

stereotype threat on
mathematics exams

Question 17

men and women may use different

Answer 17

route finding strategies

Question 18

men are good at what type of reasoning

Answer 18

vector (sense of direction)

Question 19

women are better at

Answer 19

memorizing landmarks (verbal strategy)

Question 20

evolutionary argument for different in route strats

Answer 20

humans are hunter gatherers and the men use this ability more

Question 21

what can be attributed to geographic / group differences in IQ

Answer 21

industrialization

Question 22

big argument in this field of psych

Answer 22

do genes play a role in IQ differences

Question 23

race is a really poor proxy for

Answer 23

genetic ancestry

Question 24

what is the main problem in iq differences globally

Answer 24

socioeconomic status