To Determine Whether an IQ Test Is "Biased" Against Members

question 26

Multiple Choice

To determine whether an IQ test is "biased" against members of some group, the key information is whether or not the members of that group, on average

• A) get lower test scores than people in other groups.
• B) do better in school than their test scores predict.
• C) believe that the test is unfair to them.
• D) find the questions hard to understand.

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