When Members of a Minority Group Doubt Their Abilities and Fear

question 74

Multiple Choice

When members of a minority group doubt their abilities and fear they may fulfill their group's negative typecast, they are experiencing _________.

• A)prejudice
• B)discrimination
• C)self-fulfilling prophecy
• D)stereotype threat

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Definitions:

REM Periods

Cycles of sleep characterized by rapid eye movement, during which dreaming and heightened brain activity occur.

Bodily Movement

Actions or motions of the body as a whole or of individual parts, resulting from the interaction of skeletal muscle and the nervous system.

REM Sleep

A sleep stage characterized by rapid eye movements, vivid dreams, and increased brain activity, playing a key role in memory and learning.

Beta Waves

Brainwave patterns associated with active, alert cognition and wakefulness.