Asked by AUSTIN OMARY on Jul 18, 2024

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Many early intelligence tests were culturally biased,favoring people who were from urban rather than rural environments,middle-socioeconomic status rather than low-socioeconomic status,and white rather than African American.Explain this concept and how it applies to the modern testing movement.

Culturally Biased

Having or showing an unfair tendency to favor or disfavor something based on one's own culture, beliefs, or preferences.

Intelligence Tests

Standardized assessments designed to measure human intelligence or cognitive abilities.

Socioeconomic Status

A measure of an individual's or family's social and economic position relative to others, based on income, education, and occupation.

  • Determine the impact of cultural and environmental variables on the evaluation of intelligence and creative capabilities.
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Camryn ClapperJul 25, 2024
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Researchers have developed culture-fair tests,which are intelligence tests that aim to avoid cultural bias.Two types of culture-fair tests have been developed.The first includes questions that are familiar to people from all socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds and the second type of culture-fair test contains no verbal questions.It is difficult to create a culture-fair test because most tests tend to reflect what the dominant culture thinks is important.