In One Study, Two Groups of African Americans Were Given

question 65

Multiple Choice

In one study, two groups of African Americans were given the same test. Group A was told it was an intelligence test, while Group B was told that the problems on the test were not meant to assess them. The results were that __________.

• A) consistent with stereotype threat claims, Group A did worse than Group B
• B) consistent with stereotype threat claims, the groups did equally well
• C) consistent with stereotype threat claims, Group B did worse than Group A
• D) contrary to stereotype threat claims, both groups did equally well

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