One Possible Explanation for Why Groups Might Receive Systematically Different

question 17

Multiple Choice

One possible explanation for why groups might receive systematically different scores on tests is that

• A) there are real mean differences in the attributes being measured
• B) the content of the test is familiar to some groups and not to others
• C) the method in which a test is presented differs
• D) all of the above

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