Bias occurs when one interprets or judges others based on their own background and experience. This results in viewing other practices, expectations and perceptions as inferior or wrong and can result in many different consequences. Read More
Category: Cultural Bias
Cultural bias is present when standardized tests are comprised of tasks that are more common in a culture, particularly mainstream American culture. A test that includes labeling of objects is said to be culturally biased since labeling is not a salient language socialization pattern in some cultures such as low-income Puerto Rican and African American cultures.
