Chapter 11 Examines the Effect of Stereotype Threat on Problem

question 46

Multiple Choice

Chapter 11 examines the effect of stereotype threat on problem solving. Which of the following students provides the most accurate information about stereotype threat?

• A) Kirsten: "When people are in a threatening situation, they try to act in a counter-stereotypical fashion."
• B) Liam: "Stereotype threat seems to reduce the capacity of working memory."
• C) Treena: "Stereotype threat seems to increase the use of the hill-climbing heuristic."
• D) Scott: "Stereotype threat seems to change problem-solving strategies, so that people are more likely to attend to the structural similarities of problems."

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Definitions:

Slope

This term describes the rate at which a line ascends or descends, calculated as the change in the y-axis divided by the change in the x-axis for any two points on the line.

Coefficient Of Determination

A statistical measure, denoted as R², that represents the proportion of the variance for a dependent variable that's explained by an independent variable(s) in a regression model.

Coefficient Of Determination

A statistical measure that determines the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable(s).