Are the Commonly Used IQ Tests Biased Against African-American People

question 81

Multiple Choice

Are the commonly used IQ tests biased against African-American people, in the technical sense of the word "bias"? And what is the evidence?

• A) Yes, the tests are biased against African-Americans. African-Americans with a particular IQ score do better in school and on other tasks than do European-Americans with the same IQ score.
• B) Yes, the tests are biased against African-Americans. African-Americans with a particular IQ score do worse in school and on other tasks than do European-Americans with the same IQ score.
• C) Yes, the tests are biased against African-Americans. The tests were written by people who are known to have held firm racial prejudices against African-Americans.
• D) No, the tests are not biased against African-Americans. African-Americans with a particular IQ score perform about the same in school and on other tasks as do European-Americans with the same IQ score.

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