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
