Sinistrella Believes That the Standard IQ Tests Are Biased Against

question 93

Multiple Choice

Sinistrella believes that the standard IQ tests are biased against left-handed people. Which of the following would support her charge?

• A) It is found that all the authors of the tests were right-handed.
• B) Right-handers perform significantly better on the tests than left-handers do.
• C) Left-handers with a score of 100 do better in school than do right-handers with the same score.
• D) Left-handers with right-handed parents get higher IQ scores than do right-handers with left-handed parents.

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