The Search for Culture-Free Intelligence Tests Has Led to

question 34

Multiple Choice

The search for culture-free intelligence tests has led to

• A) the realization that there may be no such thing as a culture-free test.
• B) several tests on which nearly all groups (Congolese, African-American, U.S. white, French, etc.) receive the same average scores.
• C) the discovery that African Americans are actually favored on several prominent intelligence tests.
• D) culture-free tests like the Ravens matrices.

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Myelin Sheath

A fatty layer surrounding nerve fibers, crucial for speeding up the transmission of nerve impulses.

Dendrite Connections

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Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of the brain's cerebrum, involved in various high-level brain functions such as sensation, voluntary muscle movement, thought, reasoning, and memory.

Cerebrum

The largest part of the brain, responsible for voluntary muscular activity, vision, speech, taste, hearing, thought, and memory.