The degree to which construct-irrelevant factors systematically affect a group's performance is called:
A)differential item functioning.
B)bias testing.
C)criterion bias.
D)selective discrimination.

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Differential item functioning refers to when items on a test affect groups of test-takers differently, not because of differences in the construct being measured, but due to some irrelevant characteristic that systematically disadvantages or advantages one group over another.

The Degree to Which Construct-Irrelevant Factors Systematically Affect a Group's