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At this point, you should be noticing that various concepts (i.e., reliability, validity) previously discussed are very related to testing bias and the related adverse impact and differential validity. Psychological testing (e.g., intelligence tests, personality assessment, etc.) has an interesting past in many countries. It has been used in many ways, some of which could be considered "morally questionable." 

Laws have been passed and later abandoned; emotional and intellectual testing ranked soldiers for military fitness; educational testing groups children for special needs. 

Identify one of these situations (with source citations), describe it, and discuss its impact (e.g., social, cultural, legal, etc.). Incorporate the psychometric concepts already learned in your discussion. 

Is it possible to solve the problem with one of the models of test fairness presented in Ch. 19 (see Table 19.2)? 

If so, which model of test fairness do you prefer for your identified situation and why?