Which off the following statements contributes to IQ test bias against ethnic minorities?
A) Negative stereotypes about the test-taker's ethnic group can undermine children's IQ performance.
B) Ethnic minority children often grow up in "object-oriented" rather than "people-oriented" homes.
C) Ethnic minority parents do not promote complex verbal skills, such as storytelling.
D) Ethnic minority children are less concerned with pleasing their teachers than white children.
A
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A) 75 B) 80 C) 90 D) 125
Following the death of their parents ten years ago, identical twins Glenda and Brenda were placed in an understaffed orphanage. Brenda remained in the orphanage, while Glenda was adopted by a loving middle-class couple. Which of the following would be LEAST likely to occur?
a. Glenda will have a higher IQ than Brenda. b. Glenda and Brenda will have the same reaction range for intelligence. c. Brenda will have an IQ near the upper limit of her reaction range. d. Glenda and Brenda will have different IQs.