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:

Cingulate Cortex

A part of the brain situated in the medial aspect of the cerebral cortex, involved in emotional regulation, cognitive processing, and autonomic functions.

Insults

Disparaging remarks or actions aimed at belittling or offending someone.

Displaced Aggression

Aggression directed to a target other than the source of one’s frustration.

Natural Selection

A process in biology where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring, leading to evolutionary changes.