You are trying to construct items for a new culture-fair IQ test.Which item would you be leastlikely to include? A) What is the next number in this sequence: 4, 9, 25, . . . ? B) is to . . . C) William the Conqueror is to 1066 as Cromwell is to . . D) How many fingers are on ten normal hands?

Question

You are trying to construct items for a new culture-fair IQ test.Which item would you be leastlikely to include?
A) What is the next number in this sequence: 4, 9, 25, . . . ?
B) >< is to }{ as >> is to . . .
C) William the Conqueror is to 1066 as Cromwell is to . .
D) How many fingers are on ten normal hands?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Items in a culture-fair IQ test should not require specific cultural or historical knowledge to solve. Choice C, which asks for the year associated with Cromwell, requires specific historical knowledge tied to English history, making it the least suitable for a culture-fair test. Choices A, B, and D involve pattern recognition, analogy, and basic arithmetic, respectively, which are considered more universally accessible cognitive tasks.

You Are Trying to Construct Items for a New Culture-Fair