Which Intervention in a Study by Walton and Cohen Was

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which intervention in a study by Walton and Cohen was found to reduce stereotype threat and increase African American college students' GPAs?

• A) Telling them that their political views would become increasingly sophisticated
• B) Telling them that most students, regardless of race, worry during their first year of college about whether they belong in college, but that these worries decrease with time
• C) An emphasis on racial pride
• D) Special tutoring programs

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