Identify the misuses of Intelligence Tests from the statements given below:-
A. Poor performance on a test may attach a stigma to children thereby affecting their self respect.
B. Intelligence Test predict an individual's success in life.
C. Test may invite discriminating practices from parents and teachers.
D. Intelligence Tests do not capture creative potentialities and practical side of Intelligence.
E. Intelligence tests have no cultural or class bias.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, C, and D only
Intelligence tests serve many useful purposes, but in the hands of naive testers they may be misused. Some of these ill-effects are given below.
A. Poor performance on a test may attach a stigma to children thereby affecting their self respect. Correct. A low score can label a child and adversely affect her or his performance and self-respect.
B. Intelligence Test predict an individual’s success in life. Incorrect. Intelligence tests do not relate much to success in life; success is not associated only with intelligence test scores.
C. Test may invite discriminating practices from parents and teachers. Correct. Parents, teachers and elders may treat children differently because of their scores.
D. Intelligence Tests do not capture creative potentialities and practical side of Intelligence. Correct. The tests miss creative and practical abilities, so judging a child by the score alone is unfair.
E. Intelligence tests have no cultural or class bias. Incorrect. A test biased in favour of the middle class and higher class may underestimate the IQ of children from disadvantaged sections of society.
NCERT: Psychology — Chapter 1: Variations in Psychological Attributes, Box 1.1 (2025-26)
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