Right Before Her Geometry Exam,Julie Heard a Story About How

question 25

Multiple Choice

Right before her geometry exam,Julie heard a story about how women have trouble in geometry because it requires spatial manipulation.Even though she was prepared for the test,
She did not do as well as she would have done had she not heard that story.Based on this,you
Know that Julie's performance was most likely impaired by

• A) having a low IQ.
• B) stereotype threat.
• C) poor reliability of the test.
• D) poor validity of the test.

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