Imagine That a Group of Male College Students Is About

question 74

Multiple Choice

Imagine that a group of male college students is about to take a test of their ability to "read" other people's body language.The students are divided into three groups.Group A is not told anything about how males and females tend to perform on this test.Group B is told that males tend to outperform females on this test.Group C is told that females tend to outperform males on this test.Based on research regarding stereotype threat,we would expect that

• A)all three groups will perform similarly on the test.
• B)Group C will perform best,followed by Group A and then Group B.
• C)Group B will perform best,followed by Group A and then Group C.
• D)Both Group B and Group C will outperform Group A.

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