Negative Stereotypes Tend to Lower IQ Test Performance

question 56

Multiple Choice

Negative stereotypes tend to lower IQ test performance

• A)when the test is labeled as a nonevaluative exercise.
• B)of stigmatized racial minorities.
• C)of middle-class Caucasian children, who feel pressure to excel.
• D)for children in general, regardless of ethnic identity.

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