Which statement concerning racial and ethnic differences in IQ is FALSE?
a. The fear of "stereotype threat" (i.e., being judged on qualities associated with negative stereotypes) can help explain why African Americans score lower on IQ tests.
b. Stereotype threat appears to account for about 80 points of the gap between majority and non-majority students.
c. Mentors tend to increase the level of stereotype threat in members of minority groups.
d. Positive stereotypes about a group may increase test performance of that group.
b
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Psychoanalysis became quite controversial in North American culture because it:
A) proposed that behaviour was governed, in part, by unconscious sexual desires. B) lacked empirical support for its effectiveness. C) denied the existence of the mind and human free will. D) focused only on observable behaviour and ignored the role of cognition.
Lisa has been posting some negative, hateful comments and spreading rumors about Elena online through emails and on social networking sites. Lisa is engaging in
a. telebullying. b. indirect physical bullying. c. cyberbullying. d. media bullying.
Motivation to perform an activity to achieve a reward or avoid a punishment is ________ motivation
Fill in the blank with correct word.
A person's sex is determined by
nurture during prenatal development. the 23rd pair of chromosomes. the first pair of chromosomes. hormones released during prenatal development.