alleryA test biased to the middle class tends to do what to poor children's IQ?
AUnderestimate it
BOverestimate it
CLeave it unchanged
DFix it at 100
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Underestimate it
1. Recall the fact: Such tests may underestimate the IQ of disadvantaged children.
2. The option "Underestimate it" matches it.
3. Why the others fail: The bias works against, not for, children outside the middle class.
4. Check the stem wording against the fact: only one option satisfies both.
_Source: NCERT Class XII Psychology, Ch 1 Variations in Psychological Attributes (lepy101.pdf), "Some Misuses of Intelligence Tests"_
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