COGNITION
THINKING AND LANGUAGE
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Question
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performance differences among test-takers reflect their different cultural experiences.
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intelligence test scores tend to form a normal curve.
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intelligence tests are restandardized over time.
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the heritability of human intelligence is very high.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Tests can be biased in terms of impact (e.g., how they are used) and statistically. Tests can be biased if they treat groups unfairly or discriminate against diverse groups by, for example, “underestimating their potential or over-pathologizing their symptoms” (Suzuki et al., 1996, p. xiii).
Detailed explanation-2: -According to some researchers, the “cultural specificity” of intelligence makes IQ tests biased towards the environments in which they were developed – namely white, Western society. This makes them potentially problematic in culturally diverse settings.
Detailed explanation-3: -The researchers also assessed intelligence. They found that people who scored more highly on the intelligence test showed just as much of the cognitive bias as the rest. They found no link between intelligence and myside bias. In a second study, subjects evaluated arguments, rather than writing them out.