In a Series of Experiments,Claude Steele and Joshua Aronson (1995)had

question 107

Multiple Choice

In a series of experiments,Claude Steele and Joshua Aronson (1995) had both African-American and Anglo-American students at Stanford University take a verbal test.In one condition,the test was described as a valid measure of intelligence,and in the other condition,the test was described as neither a reliable nor valid measure of intelligence.In the former condition,African-Americans performed more poorly than did Anglo-Americans because

• A) African-Americans shared the cultural stereotype.
• B) African-Americans were overwhelmed by a fear of success.
• C) Anglo-Americans were determined that African-Americans would not "outscore" them.
• D) African-Americans experienced performance ambivalence.
• E) African-Americans experienced stereotype threat.

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