An IQ test to World War I military recruitsincluded a scale that relied more heavily on pictures and acting out instructions. Results revealed that 47 percent of the men tested had a mental age of thirteen or less. Why??
a. ?The men were mentally defective.
b. ?The test was culturally biased.
c. ?The test required more creativity than the Alpha test
d. ?Goddard tested the men one at a time and discriminated against black recruits.
ANSWER:
b
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