Stereotype Threat Involves a Concern About Confirming

question 31

Multiple Choice

Stereotype threat involves a concern about confirming

• A) low heritability estimates.
• B) a multiracial self-identity.
• C) low performance expectations.
• D) the poor predictive validity of intelligence tests.

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Definitions:

Endosymbiotic Theory

A theory suggesting that some organelles, such as mitochondria and chloroplasts, were originally free-living bacteria that were taken inside another cell.

Organelles

Organelles are specialized structures within a cell that perform distinct functions, such as the mitochondria for energy production and the nucleus for genetic information storage.

Prokaryotic Cells

Cells without a distinct nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles, including the bacteria and archaea.

Nuclear Envelope

A double-layered membrane that encases the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell, separating its genetic material from the cytoplasm.