A Person Who Has Been Affected by a Stereotype Threat

question 193

Multiple Choice

A person who has been affected by a stereotype threat is likely to

• A) score higher on a test if there is an expectation that they will score lower.
• B) score lower on a test if they are a child and are tested by someone of their own ethnic group.
• C) score lower on a test because they fear not only that a poor score would reflect badly on themselves, but also on the group to which they belong.
• D) score lower on a test if there is an expectation that they will score high and a failure to score higher will reflect badly on the group to which they belong.

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Definitions:

Alkene Products

Chemical substances resulting from reactions involving alkenes, which are hydrocarbons with at least one carbon-carbon double bond.

Predominate

To be the strongest or main element; to have a commanding or dominant position.

2-Methylbutane

An organic compound, also known as isopentane, characterized by a branched chain of carbon atoms, used as a refrigerant and in organic synthesis.

2-Methylbut-1-ene

An alkene with the formula C5H10, featuring a double bond at the first position and a methyl group at the second position.