Alice Is Taking a Very Difficult Math Test

question 208

Multiple Choice

Alice is taking a very difficult math test. She knows that many people, perhaps including her professor, believe that men are better at math than women. According to the research on stereotype threat, Alice's beliefs

• A) will not affect her performance on the test.
• B) will cause her to do better on the test, just to prove her professor wrong.
• C) may contribute to her performing below her true ability on the test.
• D) are not relevant, as stereotype threat focuses only on racial differences.

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Definitions:

Adult Children

Adults who maintain a child-like dependency on their parents or parental figures, often due to emotional or economic reasons.

Aging Parents

The phenomenon of adult children coping with and caring for their elderly parents, including the challenges that arise.

Sense of Attachment

The emotional bond that forms between individuals, particularly seen in relationships such as between parent and child.

Sandwich Generation

Middle-aged adults squeezed by competing needs to raise or launch children and to care for elderly parents.