Author Question: Ms. McDonald is a White non-Hispanic high school English teacher. She assigns lower grades to the ... (Read 145 times)

jCorn1234

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 545
Ms. McDonald is a White non-Hispanic high school English teacher. She assigns lower grades to the African American athletes in her class than she assigns for comparable work submitted by White students. Whether her behavior is intentional or unintentional, what is the most likely interpretation of Ms. McDonald's behavior?
 
  a. Her behavior shows her acceptance of African Americans in general, but her negative attitude toward athletes.
  b. Her behavior exhibits her prejudice against African Americans and/or against athletes.
  c. Her behavior illustrates the lack of conventional grading methods in diverse classrooms.
  d. Her behavior demonstrates herresistance to legislation requiring desegregation.

Question 2

Dana is nervous about the upcoming physics exam. She is the only girl in the class and has achieved higher scores on the assignments than most of the boys in class. She knows the boys think they're smarter and better at applying principles of physics. In this situation, Dana's nervousness is an example of:
 
  a. negative schema.
  b. resistance to feminism.
  c. stereotype threat.
  d. general test anxiety



johnpizzaz

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 345
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

c



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

Every 10 seconds, a person in the United States goes to the emergency room complaining of head pain. About 1.2 million visits are for acute migraine attacks.

Did you know?

Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.

Did you know?

For high blood pressure (hypertension), a new class of drug, called a vasopeptidase blocker (inhibitor), has been developed. It decreases blood pressure by simultaneously dilating the peripheral arteries and increasing the body's loss of salt.

Did you know?

Famous people who died from poisoning or drug overdose include, Adolf Hitler, Socrates, Juan Ponce de Leon, Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, and John Belushi.

Did you know?

Hippocrates noted that blood separates into four differently colored liquids when removed from the body and examined: a pure red liquid mixed with white liquid material with a yellow-colored froth at the top and a black substance that settles underneath; he named these the four humors (for blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile).

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library