DrHang Has Developed a New Intelligence Test That Asks More

question 323

Multiple Choice

Dr.Hang has developed a new intelligence test that asks more than 300 questions.After he administers it to many separate groups,he finds that Asian-born persons who took the test did very poorly on three questions relative to Western-born persons.Dr.Hang's test should be assessed for ___.

• A) stereotype vulnerability
• B) gender bias
• C) item bias
• D) geographical bias

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