The ‘Reading the Mind in the Eyes’ test (RMET) has been translated and tested in many cultural settings. Results indicate that items show variability in meeting the original psychometric testing criteria. Individuals from non-Western cultures score differently on the RMET. As such, questions arise as to the cross-cultural validity of the RMET. This study tested the English version of the RMET, that consists almost exclusively of White faces, at a large South African university to determine its validity in a culturally diverse context. A total of 443 students from a range of different demographic backgrounds completed the instrument. Students were selected using simple random sampling. 30 out of the 36 items continued to show satisfactory psychometric properties. Further evidence shows significant differences based on race and home language in both overall scores and item level scores. Black race and African home language respondents show lower RMET scores and different item level perspectives on certain mental states. The current RMET is not inclusive. It requires stimuli reflecting more races and cultures. This lack of diversity is likely to be influencing and biasing results and psychometric properties. The continued exclusion of racial stimuli such as Black race is also promoting a systemic discriminatory instrument. These results have cultural implications for how we interpret and use the RMET.

“读心术”测试 (RMET) 已在许多文化环境中进行翻译和测试。结果表明，项目在满足最初的心理测试标准方面表现出可变性。来自非西方文化的个人在 RMET 上得分不同。因此，出现了关于 RMET 的跨文化有效性的问题。这项研究在南非的一所大型大学测试了几乎完全由白人面孔组成的英文版 RMET，以确定其在多元文化背景下的有效性。共有来自不同人口背景的 443 名学生完成了该仪器。学生是通过简单的随机抽样来选择的。36 项中的 30 项继续表现出令人满意的心理测量特性。进一步的证据表明，在总体分数和项目级别分数中，基于种族和家庭语言的显着差异。黑人种族和非洲母语受访者的 RMET 分数较低，并且对某些精神状态有不同的项目水平观点。当前的 RMET 不包括在内。它需要反映更多种族和文化的刺激。这种缺乏多样性可能会影响和偏向结果和心理测量特性。继续排除诸如黑人种族之类的种族刺激因素也在促进一种系统性的歧视性工具。这些结果对我们如何解释和使用 RMET 具有文化意义。它需要反映更多种族和文化的刺激。这种缺乏多样性可能会影响和偏向结果和心理测量特性。继续排除诸如黑人种族之类的种族刺激因素也在促进一种系统性的歧视性工具。这些结果对我们如何解释和使用 RMET 具有文化意义。它需要反映更多种族和文化的刺激。这种缺乏多样性可能会影响和偏向结果和心理测量特性。继续排除诸如黑人种族之类的种族刺激因素也在促进一种系统性的歧视性工具。这些结果对我们如何解释和使用 RMET 具有文化意义。