Based on the Proposed Mechanisms of Stereotype Threat, Which of the Following

question 55

Multiple Choice

Based on the proposed mechanisms of stereotype threat, which of the following women is less likely to experience effects of stereotype threat upon math performance?

• A) women in countries with relatively less gender equality
• B) women who have a high working memory capacity
• C) women who also have high spatial abilities
• D) women with larger temporal parietal lobes

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Definitions:

Dominant Gene

A gene that expresses its phenotype over another gene, the recessive gene, when they are both present in a pair of alleles.

Recessive Gene

A gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical, otherwise being masked by the effects of a dominant gene.

Temperament

An individual's innate disposition or behavioral style and characteristic emotional response.

Chess and Thomas

Researchers known for their work on temperament, particularly identifying three basic types of temperament in infants: easy, difficult, and slow-to-warm-up.