"White Guys Can't Dance?? I'll Show You --- THIS White

question 142

Multiple Choice

"White guys can't dance?? I'll show you --- THIS White guy can dance," Derek boasts, jabbing his thumb in his own chest as a current "club anthem" starts up. Your knowledge of stereotype threat leads you to predict that Derek's performance on the dance floor:

• A) may be improved, because he is motivated to disprove the stereotype
• B) may be impaired, because he reminded himself of the stereotype
• C) should be unaffected, because stereotype threat really only applies to gender differences in math performance
• D) should be unaffected, because stereotype threat really only applies to members of historically oppressed groups, such as women, people of color, the disabled, and sexual minorities

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Definitions:

3-butanol

An organic compound, also known as butyl alcohol, with the formula C4H10O, used as a solvent and in the manufacture of other chemicals.

2-pentanol

An organic compound, a type of alcohol with the alcohol functional group located on the second carbon of a five-carbon chain.

Cyclobutanol

A type of organic compound characterized by a four-membered ring structure with a hydroxyl group (-OH) attached, making it an alcohol.

Compound

A chemical entity that is formed by the combination of two or more elements in a specific proportion.