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Show 5 CROSS-CULTURAL TESTING THEORY Though standard intelligence show white ways culture it is known that such tests are ally loaded (that is, they require knowledge specific culture) white or such to that ing situation white man's language; of quality and customs motivation, include: (1) (2) schooling; of the two interest, test in the scores the degree of (3) the cros.s-cul tural familiarity with test the cultures differences in the traditions behavior cultures which affect rappor). to Examples of other differences between the two and cultur children of any age white grade should have considerable advantage. factors which may a.ffect in extent an al tests superior to children of another children to be subculture, or and achievement In Anastasi's (responses, words: Each culture encourages and.fosters certain abilities It is there and ways of behaving or suppresses others. fore to be expected that, on tests developed within the American culture, American subjects will generally excel.6 Anastasi points oat three distinct have attempted in the psychological testing of persons in been cultures: different 1. of the approaches which comparable tests have been developed within each cultures and validated against local criteria "each test is applied only within the culture developed and 2. tered to a no cross-cultural test comparisons is made up within individuals with different one in are culture cultural only; which it attempted; was It? and adminis backgrounds; "such |
