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stevenposner

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Morris, a 17-year-old African American, is taking an intelligence test during his senior year of high school. Which of his current thoughts would indicate that he is experiencing stereotype threat?
 
  a. I wonder if my Asian friends do better than everyone else..
 b. If I don't do well, my mom and dad will be very disappointed..
 c. As an athlete, a good score on this will open up a lot of scholarship opportunities, so I must do well even though I am not that smart..
 d. If I do badly on this test, they may think that all black kids are stupid, and this thought is making me nervous and negatively impacting my performance..

Question 2

____ tend to have the most intense feelings concerning death.
 
  a. Young children
  b. Adolescents
 c. Young adults
 d. Older adults



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

c



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