Intelligence Tests Are "Biased" in the Sense That

question 33

Multiple Choice

Intelligence tests are "biased" in the sense that

• A) test performance is influenced by cultural experiences.
• B) the validity of intelligence tests is close to zero.
• C) the heritability of intelligence is very high.
• D) numerical scores of intelligence serve to dehumanize individuals.

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Definitions:

Planning Fallacy

is the tendency to underestimate the time, costs, and risks of future actions while overestimating the benefits, leading to time and budget overruns.

Underestimate

To judge something below its actual value, size, or importance.

Complete A Task

This means to finish or accomplish a given work or activity usually with a specific goal in mind.

Availability Heuristic

An intellectual shortcut that depends on the readily accessible examples in someone's memory upon contemplating a certain subject, notion, technique, or judgment.