Race Norming: The Dark History of Biased Testing
Race Norming in Personnel Selection The Core Definition and Mechanism Race norming is a historical and now illegal practice within the field of personnel selection, specifically concerning the interpretation of standardized employment test scores. At its simplest, it involves the assignment of a different cut-off score or the adjustment of an applicant’s score based specifically […]
Weight Discrimination: Unlocking the Sensory Threshold
Defining Weight Discrimination: The Psychophysical Perspective Weight discrimination, in its foundational psychophysical context, refers explicitly to the capacity to differentiate variations in weight among stimuli. This concept is central to the study of sensory thresholds, specifically the differential threshold, often known as the Just Noticeable Difference (JND). It measures the smallest detectable difference between two […]