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Lets say that African American students who took the same test performed better if they thought it measured problem solving ability than when they thought it measured intelligence. Which of the following is most relevant to understanding the different average test scores?
 
  a. attribution theory
   b. stereotype threat
 
   c. implicit prejudice
   d. ethnic identity

Question 2

Stereotype threat refers to which of the following?
 
  a. a desire to stereotype out-groups
 
   b. a feeling that your in-group is the target of discrimination
 
   c. a fear that ones performance might confirm a negative stereotype of ones group
 
   d. a desire to avoid stereotyping out-groups that makes one overcompensate by giving extra leeway to the out-group



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: c




@Brianna17

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Reply 2 on: Sep 14, 2018
:D TYSM


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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