Exam 7: Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism

Fava beans provide protection against:

What scientist did measurements on skulls to attempt to demonstrate biological superiority of specific groups?

An IQ test measures the genetic disposition or the level of intelligence an individual was born with.

Today, in the United States, there are skyrocketing rates of all of the following conditions due to lifestyle practices except:

The category of "Ladino" is associated with:

What is the primary purpose of vitamin D in humans?

To date, there are very few innate behavioral characteristics that can be attributed to any group of people based on biological grounds.

Define race.

Underprivileged children adopted into privileged families can boost their IQs by _______________ points.

Marks argues that athletic ability is based on all of the following except:

_______________ have a complete absence of melanin.

What happened to Ota Benga?

Dark-skinned people have more melanin-producing cells than those with light skin.

Samuel Morton argued that the skull of a woman from the Caucasus region was the most beautiful human specimen he had studied because it was a spherical shape.

How can one insure that an individual develops innate abilities and skills to the fullest?

Define racism.

All behavioral differences between groups of individuals can be explained in terms of _______________.

During what time period did the United States government administer the Alpha and Beta intelligence tests?

What are the primary weaknesses with a biological definition of race?

Over the past 2.5 million years, humans have primarily adapted through ________________.