Rusty Believes That IQ Tests Are Biased Against Redheaded People

question 65

Multiple Choice

Rusty believes that IQ tests are biased against redheaded people. To find out whether his charge is correct, psychologists would have to determine

• A) whether or not the mean IQ score for redheaded people is the same as that for other people.
• B) whether redheaded people with a given IQ score do better in school than other people with the same score.
• C) whether or not the test includes any items that redheaded people consider too difficult.
• D) whether or not it is possible to devise some other kind of test on which redheaded people get higher scores than other people.

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Definitions:

Undramatically

In a manner that is not marked by or involving dramatic, exciting, or sensational elements.

Overconfidence

The phenomenon where an individual's subjective confidence in their judgments is reliably greater than their objective accuracy.

Initial Beliefs

The preexisting perceptions or assumptions held by an individual before being exposed to new information or experiences.

Judgments

Judgments are cognitive processes involving evaluation or estimation of something or someone, often influenced by personal experience, knowledge, and values.