Explore the role of cognitive flexibility in reducing stereotype threat. What strategies can you employ to encourage a group of first-generation bilingual college students that they have the ability to succeed?
What will be an ideal response?
Cognitive flexibility, the ability to use emotion and logic to weigh options, can help
reduce stereotype threat by providing objective, logical information to counter
emotional, real or perceived stereotypes. Strategies like sharing data with the group
of students about the successes of students quite similar to themselves, giving them
information on the plasticity of the brain and the role of effort in college success, and
the usefulness of multiple interactions may help them internalize the message.
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a. the hypothalamus b. the lateral geniculate nucleus c. the substantia nigra d. the amygdala
Who is LEAST likely to develop an illness in the near future, according to the College Undergraduate Stress Scale?
A) a person accused of rape B) a person who just got married C) a person going on a first date D) a person getting into a physical fight
The surgical procedures called cingulotomy and anterior capsulotomy are last-resort treatments for:
A) posttraumatic stress disorder. B) obsessive-compulsive disorder. C) hallucinations and delusions associated with schizophrenia. D) eating disorders.
Work ________ are the types of rewards that a person expects to get from work, such as extrinsic rewards, intrinsic rewards, and job security
Fill in the blank with correct word.