Different Cultural Values Can Greatly Affect Performance on Tests Designed

question 299

Multiple Choice

Different cultural values can greatly affect performance on tests designed for Western cultures, since Western cultures tend to place a high value on

• A)intuition.
• B)practical intelligence.
• C)collectivism.
• D)logic and formal reasoning.

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