Which of the following is most accurate?
a. African American students are more likely to respond to teachers’ overestimates of their abilities.
b. European American students are unaffected by their teachers estimates of their abilities.
c. African American students are equally likely to respond to teachers’ overestimates or underestimates of their abilities.
d. African American students are more likely to respond to teachers’ underestimates of their abilities.
Ans: D
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