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Author Jensen, Arthur Robert.

Title Bias in mental testing / Arthur R. Jensen.

Publication Info. New York : Free Press, [1980]
©1980

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  153.93 J54B    Check Shelf
Description xiii, 786 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents Mental testing under fire -- Tests on trial -- The drive for equality -- The distribution of mental ability -- Varieties of mental test items -- Do IQ tests really measure intelligence? -- Reliability and stability of mental measurements -- Validity and correlates of mental tests -- Definitions and criteria of test bias -- Bias in predictive validity: empirical evidence -- Internal criteria of test bias: empirical evidence -- External sources of bias -- Sex bias -- Culture-reduced tests and techniques -- Uses and abuses of tests.
Note Includes indexes.
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 747-774.
Subject Intelligence tests.
Educational tests and measurements.
Minorities -- Psychological testing.
Test bias.
ISBN 0029164303
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