Suppose that an IQ test were developed for one ethnic group, yet people of a foreign culture actually excelled on the test, doing better than all others. This result would ____ the cultural test-bias hypothesis.

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If people of a foreign culture excel on an IQ test developed for one ethnic group, it suggests that cultural test-bias hypothesis is contradicted. This is because cultural test-bias hypothesis states that IQ tests are biased towards one culture and hence people from other cultures will not perform as well. However, the fact that people from the foreign culture excel on the IQ test contradicts this hypothesis.

Suppose That an IQ Test Were Developed for One Ethnic