Carl Word and His Colleagues Found That White University Students

question 154

Multiple Choice

Carl Word and his colleagues found that White university students who were assumed to already hold prejudiced attitudes sat further away, conducted briefer interviews, and made more speech errors when interviewing black students. Which of the following constructs most readily explains the results from this study?

• A) social facilitation
• B) self-fulfilling prophecies
• C) stereotype threat
• D) group polarization

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Definitions:

Self-serving Bias

The common tendency to attribute successes to personal attributes and failures to external factors.

Ambiguous

Something that can be understood in more than one way or is unclear due to having multiple interpretations.

Concentrating

The mental process of focusing one's attention or thoughts on a specific object or activity.

High Self-esteem

A positive evaluation of oneself, characterized by feelings of respect, confidence, and worthiness.