The Featured Study Concerning Racial Stereotypes and Test Performance Found

question 53

Multiple Choice

The Featured Study concerning racial stereotypes and test performance found that when students believed a test analyzed problem-solving strategies,the performance of African American students was

• A) similar to the performance of white students.
• B) significantly lower than the performance of white students.
• C) significantly higher than the performance of white students.
• D) significantly lower than the performance of female students.

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