Research Results from Cherubini & Hodson (2012)assessing the Situation of Aboriginal

question 57

Multiple Choice

Research results from Cherubini & Hodson (2012) assessing the situation of aboriginal education policy and practice in Ontario suggest that

• A) differences in intelligence test scores between aboriginal and non-aboriginal Canadians can be the result of environmental differences between the groups.
• B) differences in intelligence test scores between aboriginal and non-aboriginal Canadians can be the result of genetic differences between the groups.
• C) differences in intelligence test scores between aboriginal and non-aboriginal Canadians can be used to predict individual performance for members of those groups.
• D) differences in intelligence test scores between aboriginal and non-aboriginal Canadians can occur at the level of the individual but do not differ at the group level.

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Definitions:

Sensation

The process of sensing through touch, taste, sight, sound, and smell, and how our brains interpret these sensory experiences.

Perception

The process of organizing and interpreting sensory information to understand the environment.

Just Noticeable Difference

The minimum difference in stimulation that a person can detect 50% of the time.

Absolute Threshold

This pertains to the lowest level at which an organism can experience a sensation, marking the boundary between non-detection and detection of a stimulus.