Steele's Theory of Stereotype Vulnerability Is an Attempt to Explain

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Multiple Choice

Steele's theory of stereotype vulnerability is an attempt to explain why

• A) Asian-Americans score higher than average on IQ tests.
• B) African-Americans score lower than average on IQ tests.
• C) cultural bias must necessarily be inherent in all intelligence tests.
• D) general intelligence in a population declines over time.

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