Suppose Old People on Average Get a Lower Score on Some

question 86

Multiple Choice

Suppose old people on average get a lower score on some test than other people do.What can we conclude about test bias,or what additional information would we need?

• A)We can conclude that the test is biased against old people.
• B)We can conclude that the test is not biased against old people.
• C)Before drawing a conclusion, we need to know how many old people answered more than half the questions correctly.
• D)Before drawing a conclusion, we need to know whether the test scores accurately predict the performance of old people.

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Definitions:

Hindsight Bias

A psychological phenomenon where people believe they could have predicted an event after it has already occurred.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Confirmation Biases

The habit of seeking out, understanding, preferring, and remembering information in a manner that reinforces one's already held beliefs or theories.

Self-Serving Bias

A cognitive bias that leads individuals to attribute their successes to internal factors and their failures to external factors, enhancing their self-esteem.