If girls believe the stereotype that girls are not good at math, when they need to test their abilities in math it can create anxiety that can actually hurt their performance. This is called
A. a stereotype threat.
B. math anxiety.
C. a teacher expectation effect.
D. a math disability.
Answer: A
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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a. Late teens b. Early 20's c. Mid 20's d. Late 20's
The rime is the:
a. beginning sound that precedes the vowel in a syllable b. opposite of segmenting c. rest of the syllable that contains the vowel and all that follows it d. individual sounds that make up oral language