When Denise met with her son Rajon's counselor to get some perspective on why his SAT scores were so low, the counselor explained that Rajon may have been affected by stereotype threat. In general terms, what may have impacted Rajon's performance?
A. heredity
B. test bias
C. environment
D. motivation
Answer: D
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a. ?top-down b. ?formal c. ?bottom-up d. ?informal
John believed that if he spray painted his favorite actress' name on every building in his small town, that this actress would see it on the news and would fall madly in love with him. John's delusion would be classified as which type?
a. histrionic b. erotomanic c. jealous d. persecutory
Ninety-year-old Albert is terminally ill and has decided to die at home. He has also decided that he would like to have visits from a nurse who can provide assistance in making his process of dying more comfortable. This indicates that Albert is involved in ____ hospice care.
A. implicit B. outpatient C. passive D. nonpalliative
A student conducts a search of the psychological literature and discovers that other researchers have investigated the same question. The student should
A. be encouraged that others have thought the question is important. B. recognize that many researchers contribute to answering a research question. C. understand that science is cumulative—current research builds on previous research. D. all of these