Attributing Low Test Scores to "Ignorance" Suggests

question 43

Multiple Choice

Attributing low test scores to "ignorance" suggests

• A)test performance might be improved by enriching the social environment.
• B)those who do not score well on tests are ignorant and cannot be helped.
• C)that differences between groups on IQ tests result from genetic factors.
• D)placement based on low test scores is justified.

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Definitions:

Culture

The sum of attitudes, customs, and beliefs that distinguishes one group of people from another, transmitted through language, material objects, ritual, institutions, and art, from one generation to the next.

Vygotsky

A Soviet psychologist known for his work on psychological development in children, emphasizing the roles of cultural mediation and social interaction.

Cross-cultural

Relating to or involving comparison between two or more different cultures or cultural areas.

Categorization

The process of recognizing, identifying, and understanding by grouping, sorting, or classifying objects, ideas, or experiences based on common attributes.