President Lawrence Summers of Harvard Was Forced to Resign Due

question 19

Multiple Choice

President Lawrence Summers of Harvard was forced to resign due to his politically incorrect statements position on the

• A)the scholarship of African American professor, Cornell West
• B)the gender bias of Harvard against women
• C)underrepresentation of women in the field of engineering and science
• D)(A) and (C) only

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Efficacy Expectation

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Situational Contrast

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Ideation Control

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