Suppose That an African American Man Who Excels in Verbal

question 64

Multiple Choice

Suppose that an African American man who excels in verbal skills, which are very important to him, is taking a test that is much harder than he has taken in the past. The negative stereotype about African Americans is not signaled. According to Steele's (1997) notion of stereotype threat, we would expect this man to

• A) perform more poorly than his White counterparts.
• B) perform just as well as his White counterparts.
• C) perform better than his White counterparts.
• D) defensively feel that this test is relatively easy.

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