Abraham Lincoln Was Nominated for the Presidency by the Republican

question 35

Multiple Choice

Abraham Lincoln was nominated for the presidency by the Republican Party in 1860 because

• A)he had a reputation as a radical opponent of slavery.
• B)his wealthy family funded an expensive grassroots campaign for the nomination.
• C)he had the support of southern Republicans.
• D)his strong stand on immigration restrictions would attract nativist voters to the Republican Party.
• E)he was a moderate whose career exemplified the opportunities possible in a free-labor system.

Recognize the significance of the Flynn effect and how IQ scores have changed over time.

Identify the stages and characteristics of the creative problem-solving process.

Distinguish between divergent and convergent thinking and their applications in problem-solving.

Understand the implications of racial and cultural differences on standardized intelligence testing.

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Definitions:

Binomial Distribution Formula

A mathematical expression that calculates the probability of obtaining a fixed number of successes in a fixed number of independent trials, given the success probability for one trial.

Permutations

The arrangement of all the members of a set into some sequence or order, or if the set is already ordered, rearranging its elements, a process called permuting.

Random Experiment

An experiment or process that leads to uncertain outcomes, each with definable probabilities.

Binomial Distribution

A probability distribution that summarizes the likelihood that a value will take one of two independent states across a series of experiments or trials.