What Is the Purpose of a Cultural-Fair Intelligence Test

question 51

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a cultural-fair intelligence test?

• A) to examine linguistic knowledge
• B) to ensure that individuals of all races will receive similar scores
• C) to reduce biases due to differential experience
• D) to test students regarding culture and ethnicity in current society

---

Definitions:

Distraction

A factor or event that diverts attention from a desired focus, often leading to decreased performance or awareness.

Self-Esteem

One’s overall subjective sense of personal worth or value.

Pessimistic Explanatory

A cognitive style where individuals tend to attribute negative events to stable, internal, and global factors in their explanations.

Learned Helplessness

A circumstance in which an individual is afflicted by a profound sense of impotence, often triggered by a traumatic incident or continual lack of achievement.