People Who Evaluate Their Abilities by Comparing Themselves to Others

question 60

Multiple Choice

People who evaluate their abilities by comparing themselves to others who perform worse than they do, and so get a performance boost, are experiencing

• A) stereotype accuracy.
• B) stereotype suppression.
• C) stereotype lift.
• D) stereotype threat.

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Definitions:

Gender Identity

Someone's unique understanding of their gender, which might differ from the sex they were designated upon birth.

Gender Schema

A cognitive framework that organizes information related to gender into categories, influencing how individuals perceive and behave in gendered ways.

Intersex Condition

A broad term used to describe a variety of conditions where a person is born with reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn't fit typical definitions of male or female.

Inherited Condition

A health condition or disease that is passed from parents to offspring through genes, also known as a genetic condition.