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   XPost: uk.philosophy.humanism, alt.society.conservatism, alt.society.liberalism   
   From: mlwi@swipnet.se   
      
   "Peter Brooks"  skrev i meddelandet   
   news:4d331195-19f0-4aa1-bf17-d88a30d37907@k39g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...   
   On Jul 13, 2:45 pm, "M Winther"  wrote:   
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   >> Asians do better than the Caucasians, who made the test.   
   >> This is evidence against cultural bias.   
   >>   
   >   
   >   
   >Actually it isn't. There could be any number of reasons why a test   
   >that is highly culturally biased could be performed better by those   
   >not of that culture.   
   >   
   >Just to mention one, a test that relied on an understanding of English   
   >grammatical rules might be easier for somebody who only had English as   
   >a second language because they'd have been taught grammatical rules   
   >more explicitly than natural English speakers.   
      
   An IQ-test should be language-independent, otherwise it's useless.   
      
   Certain African states have 30 points lower IQ than certain European   
   states. Such a huge IQ differential cannot depend on culturally biased   
   tests.   
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ_and_the_Wealth_of_Nations   
      
   Mats   
      
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