Different definitions represent commitments to ethical
viewpoints about the way one should treat certain groups
Unqualified individualism (a testing and selection program is
fair if it selects the best-suited people, regardless of group)
Quotas (selection of members from different racial and ethnic
groups according to their proportions in the general
population)
Qualified individualism (a compromise between unqualified
individualism and quotas)
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What is Test Bias?
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Why is Test Bias Controversial
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Genes and Improving IQ: Discussion
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The Bell Curve
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The Bell Curve
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Stereotype Threat
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Affirmative Action
The Nature of Differences in Test Performance
One group believes the differences are biological in origin
Another believes the differences result from the influence of
the social environment
Some people believe there is evidence for both genetic and
environmental explanations
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Current Controversy
The social environment explanation seems to be the most
popular
If people accept this view, then differences in test performance
might suggest that people need to escalate their efforts to wipe
out inequality
Conversely, if one endorses the genetic position, then one
acknowledges that little can be done to equalize performance among
the different groups
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Current Controversy
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Changing the Social Environment
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Regression
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Regression
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Regression
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Regression
Chitling Test
The Black Intelligence Test of Cultural Homogeneity (BITCH)
The System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA)
Was the most sophisticated
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Other Approaches to Testing Minority Group Members
1) The eagle flies (a) the blahs (b) movie (c) payday (d)
deficit 2) Four corners (a) rapping (b) singing (c) the streets (d)
dancing 3) Jive (a) very important (b) worthless (c) old (d) get
the point 4) Jump sharp (a) well dressed (b) angry (c) bitter (d)
get the point 5) Short (a) an automobile (b) a dollar bill (c) one
shoe (d) a shirt Answers: 1) (c) payday; 2) (d) dancing; 3) (b)
worthless; 4) (a) well dressed; 5) (a) an automobile
