What evidence would best determine whether a single test item is biased against women?

a. Do more women answer this question correctly now than many years ago?
b. Do more than half of all women answer the item incorrectly?
c. Is the item among the easiest for men but among the hardest for women?
d. Is the item written in simple language with simple vocabulary?

c

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a. face-to-face interaction with a parent b. a parenting style with high demandingness and low tolerance c. a laissez-faire parenting style d. longer periods of sleep and more frequent naps

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Normally well-liked and accepted as a friend, a man now finds himself being excluded and ignored by his group because of he voiced opposition to a plan the group was formulating. The man is experiencing:

a. polarization b. groupthink c. ostracism d. eclecticism

Psychology