Someone Develops a New Test of Mechanical Abilities

question 216

Multiple Choice

Someone develops a new test of mechanical abilities. Which of the following (if true) would be the strongest evidence that the test is biased against women?

• A) The average score for women is lower than the average score for men.
• B) Women have had less opportunity than men to learn mechanical skills.
• C) The people who wrote the test were almost all males.
• D) Women who get a particular score on the test are in fact better mechanics than men who get that same score.

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Definitions:

Perspective-Taking

The ability to understand a situation or concept from an alternative point of view, including others' thoughts and feelings.

Regulate

To control or maintain the rate or speed of a process or function, often ensuring proper function or compliance with standards.

Self-Esteem

An individual's subjective evaluation of their own worth.

Egocentrism

Putting oneself at the center of things such that one is unable to perceive the world from another person’s point of view. Egocentrism is normal in early childhood, but is a matter of choice, and rather intolerable, in adults.