How Culture Impacts the Process of Cognitive Assessment
A special issue of Journal of Intelligence (ISSN 2079-3200). This special issue belongs to the section "Studies on Cognitive Processes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2026) | Viewed by 892
Editors
Interests: multicultural assessment; understanding how culture impacts the process of cognitive assessment; usage of qualitative research strategies with diverse ethnocultural groups
Interests: langauge development and test performance; nondiscrimninatory assessment; bilingualism and testing; test score validity; cultural competence
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cognitive assessment is a major cornerstone of psychological practice. Clinicians, educators, and researchers rely on these measures to determine individual abilities and estimate intellectual potential. Decades of study have focused on the relationship between culture and cognition. Findings indicate that culture reinforces particular forms of ability, while the use of mainstream tests has been challenged with charges of cultural bias, lack of cultural equivalence, and concerns regarding test fairness with respect to use with people of color. Broadening the definition of culture to be inclusive of intersectional identities beyond just race and ethnicity will be addressed whenever possible, increasing cultural complexity in a global context.
Attempts to adjust scoring on intelligence tests in light of cultural group membership and the selection of measures based upon cultural loading have yielded limited results and have not been adopted for mainstream use. Intelligence measures continue to be used to determine competence in neuropsychological functioning, the educational classification of disabilities, identification of giftedness, and diagnosis of cognitive decline among older persons. The impact of artificial intelligence on the administration, scoring, and interpretation of cognitive measures will also be addressed. This Special Issue will bring together cutting-edge research and theoretical understanding addressing the impact of culture on cognitive assessment as it pertains to the application of the most popular measures of intelligence.
Dr. Lisa Suzuki
Prof. Dr. Samuel O. Ortiz
Dr. Vincent C. Alfonso
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- intelligence
- cognitive assessment
- ability measures
- cultural equivalence
- cultural validity
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