Describe the controversy around the issue of whether IQ tests are culture-fair
Answer:
On average, the IQ scores of African Americans and Latino Americans are lower than those of Caucasians and Asian Americans, and the rates of intellectual disability are also higher in these former groups. Some of these differences have been attributed to bias in the composition of intelligence tests, which may be geared toward the majority group.
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a. clearly understand issues that are hidden in the client's unconscious.. b. understand the client's hidden behaviors not performed in front of the interviewer . c. both confirm and question the client's self-report. d. help the client change her self-report.
The eugenics movement would have been most likely to encourage:
a. selective breeding of highly intelligent people. b. creation of special education programs for intellectually inferior children. c. construction of culturally and racially unbiased tests of intelligence. d. use of factor analysis for identification of various types of intelligence.