Eight-year-old Marta has just immigrated to the United States.Although Marta speaks some English, the test examiner chooses not to give her the WISC-IV or SB5, but instead, administers a test in which Marta is asked to select which pattern is different from the others or which figure on the right would properly continue the three on the left.This test is most likely a
A)culture-free test.
B)culture-fair test.
C)culturally-diverse test.
D)WAIS-III.

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The test described is most likely a culture-fair test, which aims to minimize cultural bias and assess cognitive abilities that are not influenced by an individual's cultural or educational background. These tests typically use abstract reasoning tasks that do not rely on language or specific cultural knowledge. Since Marta has just immigrated to the United States and may not be fluent in English or have cultural knowledge of the U.S., a culture-fair test would be more appropriate than a culturally-specific test or one that relies heavily on language skills. The WISC-IV and SB5 are examples of tests that are not culture-free or culture-fair and may have significant cultural biases. The WAIS-III is an adult intelligence test and would not be appropriate for an 8-year-old child. Therefore, the best choice is B - culture-fair test.

Eight-Year-Old Marta Has Just Immigrated to the United States