Xia Is Participating in a Psychology Experiment in Which She

question 12

Multiple Choice

Xia is participating in a psychology experiment in which she has been exposed to math stereotype threat while her brain activity is monitored. You could predict that the scan would show:

• A) reduced activity in the areas associated with math performance
• B) increased activity in regions involved in social and emotional processing and decreased activity in the areas associated with general intelligence
• C) decreased activity in the areas associated with general intelligence
• D) reduced activity in the areas associated with math performance and increased activity in regions involved in social and emotional processing

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