Believing that boys are better at math, a teacher spends more time calling on boys in a class to do complicated problems. As a result the boys in the class perform better on exams than girls. This is an example of a

a)  self-fulfilling prophecy.
b)  cultural construction.
c)  sociological fallacy.
d)  gendered norm.


ANS: a

Sociology

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