Tahir Teaches Ninth-Grade Science Classes in a High School Located

question 117

Multiple Choice

Tahir teaches ninth-grade science classes in a high school located in an economically deprived area of a large city.He stresses to his students that the brain is like a muscle;it grows stronger with use as neuron connections grow.He praises effort rather than ability.Tahir is trying to help his students through fostering

• A) trait heritability.
• B) stereotype threat.
• C) a growth mindset.
• D) polygenetics.

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