A Supporter of Equality of Opportunity as a Way of Redressing

question 41

Multiple Choice

 A supporter of equality of opportunity as a way of redressing past civil rights inequities would be most likely to advocate 

• A) color-blind administration of the laws. 
• B) preferential treatment for blacks. 
• C) comparable-worth pay scales. 
• D) busing for racial integration of schools. 
• E) affirmative action.

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Definitions:

WAIS

The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, a widely used test designed to measure a person's cognitive ability or intelligence.

SAT Reasoning Test

A standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States, assessing reading, writing, and math skills.

Stanford-Binet

The widely used American revision (by Terman at Stanford University) of Binet’s original intelligence test.

Mental Age

A measure of intelligence test performance devised by Binet; the chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of performance. Thus, a child who does as well as the average 8-year-old is said to have a mental age of 8.