In a series of experiments, Steele and Aronson (1995) had both African-American and Anglo-American students at Stanford University take a verbal test. In one condition, the test was described as a valid measure of intelligence, and in the other condition, the test was described as neither a reliable nor valid measure of intelligence. In the former condition, African Americans performed more poorly than did Anglo Americans because
Answer: African Americans experienced stereotype threat.
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a. Cognitive distortions and expectations c. Threats to social identity b. Competition between groups d. Experiential bias
The brain and the spinal cord make up the
a. peripheral nervous system. b. central nervous system. c. cerebellum. d. brain stem. e. primary nervous system.
You want to have a talk with your younger sister about the dangers of drugs. You begin the discussion by saying, "Now, your friends are probably going to tell you that only people with problems to begin with get into trouble with drugs,
and that you're a chicken if you don't get high with them, but...." You have just used ________ to persuade her to avoid experimenting with drugs. a. a fear-based appeal b. a one-sided argument c. attitude accessibility d. attitude inoculation
"Hysteria," common in the 1800s, most often exhibited itself through these symptom(s)
A) Uncontrollable verbal outbursts B) Gastrointestinal symptoms C) Various forms of paralysis D) Seizures and migraines E) Intense itching and burning of the skin