Elliott,a 43-Year-Old Engineer,has Volunteered to Teach a Group of Middle-School

question 10

Multiple Choice

Elliott,a 43-year-old engineer,has volunteered to teach a group of middle-school students some hands-on engineering basics,hoping to get them oriented toward a math-science career path.Performance of the 1/3 of the group,who are girls,is lower than average.What is one likely cause for this effect?

• A)the girls have supported Elliott's belief that girls cannot perform as well as boys in engineering
• B)the girls did not engage in self-stereotyping
• C)Elliott did not call on the boys more than the girls when he asked questions in the class
• D)when one girl did well on a board problem,Elliott did not act surprised
• E)the guys were not more highly motivated to please Elliott

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