alleryTests made in America and Europe mostly reflect whose cultural ethos?
ARural working class
BNomadic groups
CTribal groups
DUrban middle class
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Urban middle class
1. Recall the fact: Western-made tests carry an urban, middle-class cultural ethos.
2. The option "Urban middle class" matches it.
3. Why the others fail: The other groups are not the ones those tests were designed around.
_Source: NCERT Class XII Psychology, Ch 1 Variations in Psychological Attributes (lepy101.pdf), "Types of Intelligence Tests"_
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