Study Questions Number 17 Hall & Barongan Chp 2. Multicultural research and assessment. (33-70)

Student Name _____________________ Date due: 11-10-04 Psychology 360 Hal S. Bertilson, Ph.D.

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1.	What are quasi-experimental designs? Why are they needed? Give an example in multi-cultural research. (42-43)
2.	What are the major criticisms of objectivity in research from a multicultural perspective? (44-45)
3.	What is alpha bias? What is beta bias? What are the multicultural criticisms of bias in research on differences between groups? (45-47)
4.	What are the multicultural criticisms of quantitative methods in psychology research? (47-49)
5.	What are the multicultural criticisms of universal principles in psychology research? What perspective best characterizes multicultural psychology? Why is this perspective important to multicultural research? (49-51)
6.	What are the multicultural criticisms of intelligence tests? (53-54)
7.	Whenever researchers are concerned about test bias, it is usually because of what? (58)
8.	What are the multicultural criticisms of assessment norms? (59-60)
9.	What are the multicultural criticisms of assessment reliability? (60-61)
10.	What is the distinction between test bias and fair use of tests? Explain. (66)