How Can Researchers Determine Whether or Not an IQ Test

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Multiple Choice

How can researchers determine whether or not an IQ test is biased against a certain group of people?

• A) Measure whether the mean score has been increasing or decreasing over time for members of this group.
• B) Determine whether the group's mean score is as high as that of other people taking the test.
• C) Examine the questions and decide whether they appear to be unfair to this group.
• D) Determine whether members of the group perform better in school than their test scores predict.

Calculate total surplus in a market and understand its significance.

Explain the impact of government interventions, such as price floors and ceilings, on consumer and producer surplus.

Construct and interpret demand curves based on individual preferences.

Understand the relationship between market supply and demand equations and market outcomes.

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Definitions:

Perceived Fairness

The subjective judgment about the fairness or equity of social treatments and outcomes.

Babbling Stage

Beginning at about 4 months, the stage of speech development in which the infant spontaneously utters various sounds at first unrelated to the household language.

Telegraphic Speech

Early speech stage in which a child speaks like a telegram—"go car"—using mostly nouns and verbs.

Grammatical Stage

A phase in child language development during which the understanding and use of grammatical structures improves.