GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
MEASUREMENT OF INTELLIGENCE
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Question
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reliability may be low but the content validity of IQ tests is high.
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the heritability of intelligence is very high.
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the reliability of intelligence tests is close to zero.
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test performance is influenced by cultural experiences.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cultural bias in testing refers to a situation where the scores on a test are significantly higher or lower between cultural groups and are better able to predict the future performance of one cultural group than the rest of the population.