Which of the following best explains what shapes girls' desire to take advanced math and science classes?

A) Their own abilities and belief in the acceptability of these subjects for girls
B) The encouragement they receive from their parents to pursue these fields
C) The encouragement they receive from their teachers to take these courses
D) The acceptance they receive from their peers if they choose these types of courses


B

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Participants who tried to generate six examples of assertive behaviors rated themselves as more assertive than did participants who tried to generate twelve examples. Why? Schwarz suggests that participants a. who could generate twelve examples were really more assertive, or else they couldn't come up with the examples. b. asked to think of twelve examples didn't have time to complete the experimental task. c. asked to generate six examples could do so more easily than participants who were asked to generate twelve. d. who were asked to generate six examples were more likely to use the representativeness heuristic.

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