Research on Stereotype Threat Suggest That Simply by Asking Participants

question 68

Multiple Choice

Research on stereotype threat suggest that simply by asking participants to indicate their race prior to the test produces

• A) a significant decrease in Black students' performances.
• B) a significant decrease in White students' performances.
• C) a significant increase in White students' performances.
• D) a significant increase in Black students' performances.

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Definitions:

Intermittent Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule in which rewards or punishments are given out at irregular intervals, making the response more resistant to extinction.

Continuous Reinforcement

A method of learning that involves providing a reward after every correct response to ensure the behavior is reinforced.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Discriminative Stimulus

A type of stimulus in the environment that increases the chance of a response due to its association with a reinforcement or punishment.