In a Study by Steele and Aronson (1995)demonstrating the Effects

question 33

Multiple Choice

In a study by Steele and Aronson (1995) demonstrating the effects of stereotype threat,African-American students performed

• A) better on a verbal section of the Graduate Record Exam when race was made salient.
• B) better on a verbal section of the Graduate Record Exam when they thought the test was diagnostic of intellectual abilities.
• C) worse on a verbal section of the Graduate Record Exam when race was made salient.
• D) worse on a verbal section of the Graduate Record Exam when they were threatened with a punishment for every wrong answer.

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Varying Conditions

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Partial Views

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Mondegreen

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