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Mr. Wonderful

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African American participants at time 1 scored lower on a difficult verbal test than White participants. At time 2, this racial difference disappeared. What did participants experience between time 1 and time 2?
 
  A) A study period to review the material
  B) Exposure to the achievements of President Obama
  C) Exposure to examples of famous white people failing at a similar test
  D) 10 minutes of meditation and self-affirmation
  E) Self-esteem training

Question 2

Zo, an attractive blond, is concerned that she might say something foolish in her college algebra class, thereby confirming the stereotype of the dumb blond. As a result, Zo rarely volunteers to solve problems on the board during class.
 
  This behavior can best be explained by ________.
  A) stereotype threat
  B) performance deficit
  C) hindsight bias
  D) stereotype anxiety
  E) negativity bias



Jody Vaughn

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A



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