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SpacySmol SpacySmol
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In a multi-country survey of experts, which of the following lists the cited reasons for international differences in cognitive ability in order of first, second, and third most commonly cited?
 
  a. Genetics, education, culture
  b. Culture, education, genetics
  c. Education, genetics, culture
  d. Culture, genetics, education



The main type of validity evidence that exists for the Chitling Test is
 
  a. predictive validity.
  b. concurrent validity
  c. face validity.
  d. content validity.



The Chitling test
 
  a. has only been shown to have face validity.
  b. is a convincing demonstration of bias in other standardized tests.
  c. was designed by a racist group to demonstrate minority inferiority in test performance.
  d. is commonly used in research studies.



In a California trial, a judge remarked that ignorance and stupidity are two competing explanations for poor test performance. According to the stupidity explanation, poor test performance
 
  a. is caused by unstimulating environments.
  b. represents a deficiency that cannot easily be changed.
  c. is caused by culturally biased test items.
  d. is caused by a lack of education.



Attributing low test scores to ignorance suggests
 
  a. test performance might be improved by enriching the social environment.
  b. those who do not score well on tests are ignorant and cannot be helped.
  c. that differences between groups on IQ tests result from genetic factors.
  d. placement based on low test scores is justified.



Meagan grew up in a small rural town where she was a top student in her school. She was active in the Agricultural Club, but had not had an opportunity to travel, or attend plays, operas, and formal dinners. She did not score well on an intelligence test that asked questions about these types of events. Her low score reflects
 
  a. her low intelligence.
  b. a violation of content validity.
  c. low fluid intelligence.
  d. high reliability of the test.



The most clear-cut case of test bias is shown when the regression lines for two groups have ____ slopes and ____ intercepts.
 
  a. the same; different
  b. parallel; different
  c. the same; the same
  d. different; different



The type of analysis that starts by finding equivalent subgroups of various test takers and then comparing their performance on specific test questions is known as
 
  a. criterion testing.
  b. differential item functioning analysis.
  c. validity testing.
  d. reliability.



A clear case of test bias is when regression lines describing the relationship between test and criterion for two different groups
 
  a. are parallel, but have different intercepts.
  b. have the same slope and the same intercept.
  c. have different slopes.
  d. are based on two different means for the test.



In one study on content bias in elementary reading tests, groups of experts were able to inspect the test and eliminate items that were potentially biased toward the majority group. How did this affect the differences between scores obtained by groups of majority and minority students?
 
  a. Differences were eliminated.
  b. Differences became greater.
  c. It had little or no effect.
  d. Minority students scored better than majority students.
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Appreciate the effort you put into answering, thank you!
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