Research on Identification with Role Models Suggests That Having a Female

question 7

Multiple Choice

Research on identification with role models suggests that having a female calculus professor can:

• A)increase the confidence of female students.
• B)decrease the confidence of female students.
• C)increase the confidence of male students.
• D)decrease the confidence of male students.

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

Unconscious mechanisms employed to shield oneself from anxiety caused by thoughts or feelings considered unacceptable.

Denial

A defense mechanism in which confrontation with a personal problem or with reality is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality.

Parietal Lobe

A region of the brain associated with processing sensory information regarding the location of parts of the body as well as visual information.

Hockey Player

An athlete who participates in the sport of hockey.