The in-depth section of Chapter 11 examines the effect of stereotype threat on problem solving. Which of the following students provides the most accurate information about an important mechanism for stereotype threat?
a. Kirsten: "When people are in a threatening situation, they try to act in a counter-stereotypical fashion."
b. Liam: "Stereotype threat seems to reduce the capacity of working memory."
c. Treena: "Stereotype threat seems to increase the use of the hill-climbing heuristic."
d. Scott: "Stereotype threat seems to change problem-solving strategies, so that people are more likely to attend to the structural similarities of problems."
Ans: b
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