In a study on stereotypes in which some 6- to 10-year-olds were told that certain verbal tasks are "not a test" and others are told that they were "a test of how good children are at school problems," ________ performed worse when they were told that the tasks ________.
A. African-Americans and Hispanics; were a test
B. African-Americans and Hispanics; were not a test
C. European-Americans; were a test
D. European-Americans; were not a test
Answer: A
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