Which of the following statements is true regarding stereotype threat and test performance?
A) If aware of ethnic stereotypes, African-American and Hispanic children perform far worse in "test" conditions than in "not a test" conditions.
B) If aware of ethnic stereotypes, African-American and Hispanic children perform far worse in "not a test" conditions than in "test" conditions.
C) Mounting evidence confirms that stereotype threat does not affect test performance in children or adults.
D) Stereotype threat only affects test performance when examiners are poorly trained.
A
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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