Examination of tests such as the WAIS and WISC-R have found that white males are more often depicted in test items than other groups. What has research shown about such differences?
a. No one has established that these differences affect test performance.
b. They have a greater impact on females than on males.
c. They have a substantial impact on younger children but little impact on adults.
d. They account for a large percentage of test score differences.
Which of the following is true of biased test items?
a. Items believed to be biased rarely are biased.
b. Apparently biased test items actually decrease test score differences.
c. Elimination of biased items does not eliminate test score differences.
d. It is impossible to eliminate bias because every item is, in some way, biased.
Which of the following is true of job performance measures in relation to race?
a. The differences between African Americans and whites are greater for objective than subjective measures.
b. The differences between African Americans and whites are greater for subjective than objective measures.
c. Because of improved training, the differences in job performance have been almost completely eliminated.
d. Racial differences are consistent whether objective or subjective measures of job performance have been used.
____ attempts to identify items that are specifically biased against specific groups.
a. Differential item functioning analysis
b. Multivariate analysis
c. Ethnicity sensitive analysis
d. Measurement equivalence
Flaugher (1978) contends that arguments about test bias were based on misunderstandings because test developers
a. are sensitive to the opportunities people have to learn information on a test.
b. are very concerned about the individual items on a test.
c. focus on overall test performance and how it correlates with an external criteria.
d. do not focus as much on test performance.
Which of the following is true of the Chitling test?
a. It is predictive of academic success.
b. It shows fewer racial differences in scores than other IQ tests.
c. It reflects racially-specific linguistic differences.
d. It is predictive of success in one's home environment.
African American children significantly outperform white children on which test?
a. SAT
b. Chitling
c. WISC-R
d. Binet
On the GRE, men have scored consistently higher on which section?
a. critical reading
b. writing
c. mathematics
d. all of the above
Over the last decade, SAT scores have been
a. trending upward.
b. trending downward.
c. fluctuating greatly.
d. stagnant.
Which of the following makes it difficult to interpret racial differences in test performance?
a. Researchers fear they will be accused of being biased.
b. Increasing numbers of individuals will not report their race when asked.
c. Many individuals are of mixed race and do not know it.
d. Racial differences have been eliminated by better test construction.
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