Your Text Reports a Study in Which Male and Female

question 2

Multiple Choice

Your text reports a study in which male and female college students took a math test. Half the students were told that the test had shown sex differences in the past. The remainder were told the test was fair. This study examined the phenomenon known as __________. The dependent variable was __________.

• A) stereotype threat; test performance
• B) stereotype threat; the description of the test
• C) schema priming; test performance
• D) schema priming; the description of the test

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Definitions:

Premium on Bonds Payable

An amount by which a bond's selling price exceeds its face value, indicating that the bond was issued at a price higher than its nominal value.

Straight-Line Method

A method of calculating depreciation of an asset, where the cost of the asset is evenly divided over its useful life.

Bond Premium

The surplus of a bond's market price over its nominal or face value.

Face Amount

The total amount of money that will be paid at maturity by a financial instrument such as a bond or life insurance policy.