Which Individual Is Most Likely to Experience Stereotype Threat

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which individual is most likely to experience stereotype threat?

• A) Dorothy, who is 14 and taking a history test
• B) Terrell, who is African American and playing football
• C) Roberto, who is 70 and taking a memory test
• D) Roger, who is 19 and taking a science course
• E) Margo, who is 17 and applying for college

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Definitions:

Object Permanence

Object permanence is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or otherwise sensed, a key cognitive development in infancy.

Principle

A fundamental truth, law, doctrine, or motivating force, upon which others are based or from which others are derived.

Principle of Conservation

A concept in cognitive development theory that an object's volume, mass, or quantity remains the same despite changes in its shape or form, usually understood by children during the concrete operational stage.

Quantity of a Substance

The quantity of a substance refers to the amount or number of units of that substance, which can be measured in various units depending on the physical property being observed.