Suppose a math teacher stereotypes male students as better at math than female students, and this in turn causes the teacher to give more attention to male students. This ultimately results in male students performing better in the teacher’s class than female students. This is an example of ______.
A. subtyping
B. confirmation bias
C. stereotype threat
D. a self-fulfilling prophecy
D. a self-fulfilling prophecy
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The Quebec Act of 1774 accomplished all of the following EXCEPT
A) taking Indian policy north and west of the Ohio River out of the hands of frontier agitators and royal governors along the coast. B) assigning all lands north and west of the Ohio River to the British controlled Province of Quebec. C) easing the opposition and resistance of patriots in the colonies to British rule. D) recognizing the rights of the Catholic Church.
The European disease that ravaged the Aztecs and Inca was
A) syphilis. B) hemorrhagic fever. C) smallpox. D) influenza. E) gout.
Which of the following helped strengthen the institution of slavery?
A) the U.S. Constitution B) the development of wheat as a cash crop C) the Whiskey Rebellion D) the War of 1812
Convictions of war criminals by courts at Tokyo and Nuremberg following World War II showed that.
A. government officials and military leaders could be held accountable for their actions B. the United Nations accepted responsibility for international peacekeeping C. the League of Nations could successfully enforce international law D. nations that start wars would be forced to rebuild war-torn nations