According to Stephen Jay Gould, What Key Fact, Ignored by Morton

question 17

Multiple Choice

According to Stephen Jay Gould, what key fact, ignored by Morton, skewered the reliability of his claims about race, skulls, and brain size?

• A) Morton never defined what he meant by "black" skulls.
• B) Morton never actually measured skulls.
• C) Morton ignored the fact that brain size in linked to body size, and that male skulls are on average larger than female skulls.
• D) Morton ignored the fact that people with more varied diets tend to have both larger bodies and skulls, and hence brains.

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Definitions:

Cereal

Grasses cultivated for the edible components of their grain, consisting of the endosperm, germ, and bran; also a common breakfast food made from processed grain.

Milk

A nutrient-rich liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals, commonly consumed by humans and used in a variety of dairy products.

Inelastic Demand

A situation where the demand for a good or service is relatively unaffected by changes in price.

Available Substitutes

Alternative products or services that consumers can opt for when faced with changes in price or availability of the original product.