Bias in Intelligence Testing
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AP Psychology
All links are available on my teacher webpage under the Testing and Individual Differences Unit.
Cultural Bias in Intelligence Testing
Go to the following webpage: http://wilderdom.com/personality/intelligenceCulturalBias.html
Read the information concerning cultural bias in intelligence testing on the website. Take the three tests
available on the site, and look at your scores. Make notes about your scores and perceptions of each test in the
space provided below.
Australian-American
Intelligence Test
Original Australian Intelligence
Test
“Chitling” Intelligence Test
1. Discuss the fairness of these intelligence tests as they relate to your intelligence. Are they a good
indicator of your intelligence, why or why not?
2. How does this activity impact your thinking about how non-middle-class individuals might feel about
typical standardized tests?
Culture-Fair Intelligence Tests
Complete the Mensa Workout Quiz at http://www.mensa.org/workout. Then complete the culture-fair
intelligence test at http://www.iqtest.dk/main.swf. Record your scores and any perceptions in the space
provided below.
Mensa Workout Quiz
Culture-Fair Intelligence Test
3. Compare and contrast the two tests.
4. Predict why the culture-fair test may be considered culture-fair.
5. Evaluate whether an intelligence test may be considered completely culture-fair. Use evidence from
this experience and your reading. You should support your claim with at least 2 pieces of quality
evidence and cite your sources.
If you have time remaining or on your own, read the information about the Army IQ Alpha and Beta Testing of
1917. https://www.facinghistory.org/for-educators/educator-resources/readings/revising-test. It is a really
interesting interaction of biased psychology having a large impact on the history of our military and country.