II. Cultural Myopia

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Abstract
The controversy resulting from the Jensen Report is viewed in terms of the questionable usefulness and applicability of standardized tests in measuring personality attributes of minority group subjects. A moratorium on testing minority group members with existing standardized measuring instruments, accompanied by a reassessment of the validity of standardized tests and an ethical appraisal of testing practices with minority groups whose cultural backgrounds vary significantly from that of the middle class white norm, is recommended. Also recommended are lessened emphasis on the predictive aspects of cognitively based tests, increased emphasis on their diagnostic value, and greater professional attention to researching nonintellectual predictors of behavior.

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