To Determine If a Scored Test Is Having Discriminatory Effects

question 3

Multiple Choice

To determine if a scored test is having discriminatory effects:

• A)see if the number of women and persons of color hired is at least four-fifth's of the number of white males hired
• B)see if the proportion of women and persons of color hired is roughly equal to the proportion of women and persons of color in the relevant labor market
• C)compare the pass rates for different protected class groups and see if the pass rate for any group is less than four-fifths of the pass rate for the most successful group
• D)compare the number of persons from different protected class groups that pass the test and see if the number of persons passing for any group is less than four-fifth's of the number for the most successful group

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Definitions:

First Impressions

The initial thoughts or judgments formed about someone or something upon meeting or encountering them for the first time, often determining subsequent interactions.

Recency Effect

The tendency to remember the most recently presented information better than information presented earlier.

Attribution Theory

A concept in social psychology focused on how individuals interpret events and how this relates to their thinking and behavior, specifically how they attribute causes to successes and failures.

Luchins

Refers to a series of experiments or the psychologist, Abraham Luchins, famous for his work on mental set and problem solving.