Based on Claude Steele and Eliot Aronson's Research on Stereotype

question 112

Multiple Choice

Based on Claude Steele and Eliot Aronson's research on stereotype threat, we should be especially concerned about instructions for standardized tests if they

• A)ask for race/ethnic information before the test starts.
• B)ask for names before the test starts.
• C)are administered by men and women from different racial/ethnic backgrounds.
• D)are culturally/racially sensitive.

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Definitions:

Coupon Rate

The coupon rate is the annual interest rate paid on a bond, expressed as a percentage of the face value.

Yield To Maturity

The total return anticipated on a bond if the bond is held until its maturity date, factoring in its current market price, par value, interest payments, and time to maturity.

Current Yield

The yearly earnings from interest or dividends, when divided by the security's current market price.

Capital Gains Yield

Results from changing prices and is calculated as (P1 - P0)/P0, where P0 is the beginning-of-period price and P1 is the end-of-period price.