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Although modern Intelligence Quotient (IQ ) tests are greatly improved, share your views on why there is still some difficulty of fairness for people from different cultures/ethnicity? Is the cultural aspect influenced by nurture or nature or both?

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This solution provides a discussion of how culture impacts IQ tests. It discusses the fairness of IQ tests in different cultures and ethnicity. It includes a discussion about whether the cultural aspect of one's intelligence is influenced by nurture, nature or both. This explanation is given in 202 words with one reference.

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Fairness of IQ tests in different cultures and ethnicity

Questions: Although modern Intelligence Quotient (IQ) tests are greatly improved, share your views on why there is still some difficulty of fairness for people from different cultures/ethnicity? Is the cultural aspect influenced by nurture or nature or both?

i) IQ tests do not take in account cultures and ethnicity. They ...

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