When Tests Were Described as Measuring Intelligence: Hispanic Students Performed

question 386

True/False

When tests were described as measuring intelligence: Hispanic students performed more poorly than white students; children from a low socioeconomic background performed more poorly than students from higher socioeconomic backgrounds; and social science majors scored lower than natural science majors. These examples all illustrate stereotype threat.

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