Which of These Is Most Likely to Promote High Performance

question 90

Multiple Choice

Which of these is most likely to promote high performance by African-American children on intelligence tests?

• A)Label the test as a nonevaluative exercise
• B)Motivate the children by maximizing stereotype threat
• C)Enroll African-American children in remedial programs that set minimal low goals
• D)Tell the children that the goal is to "beat the Caucasians"

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Definitions:

Irrational Decisions

Choices made by individuals that contradict the best outcome from a rational point of view, often influenced by biases or lack of information.

Mental Accounting

The psychological process by which individuals classify, organize, and perceive their monetary resources and expenses.

Values

In economics, values refer to the importance or worth that is attached to goods or services, influencing their price and demand in the market.

Implicit Costs

The opportunity costs that are not directly paid for in dollars but represent the loss of benefits from the next best alternative when resources are not used in their best alternative use.