Yolanda Is Interviewing for a Job as an Engineer

question 143

Multiple Choice

Yolanda is interviewing for a job as an engineer. She is doing very well until the interviewer asks her if she believes that a woman can really devote the time to being an engineer. After that, she stumbles over answers and becomes distracted. Yolanda is showing the effects of:

• A) self-serving bias
• B) attributional bias
• C) prejudiced attitudes
• D) stereotype threat

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