Steele and Aronson (1995)reported That When Black Students Were Asked

question 32

Multiple Choice

Steele and Aronson (1995) reported that when black students were asked to record their race on a demographic questionnaire before taking a standardized test:

• A)they performed the same as compared to black students who were not primed to think about their race before taking the test.
• B)they performed significantly better compared to black students who were not primed to think about their race before taking the test.
• C)they performed worse than the black students who were not primed to think about their race before taking the test.
• D)they performed better than the whites who were primed to think about their race before taking the test.

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