culturally loaded item

in testing and assessment, a question that is more relevant to the background and experience of the individual who wrote the question than to the individual who is trying to answer the question, such that the response may not be a fair indication of the responder’s knowledge. For example, if a question included content about a particular religious tradition it might be perceived as being a culturally loaded item if the test taker were and atheist or of a completely different religion. See culture-fair test.

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Psychology term of the day

March 16th 2025

surrogate

1. a person or object that substitutes for the role of an individual who has a significant position in a family or group. See father surrogate; mother surrogate.

2. more generally, any person or entity that substitutes for another.