Researchers who study stereotype threat have found that when people are asked to perform a task for which a negative stereotype about their ethnic group exists, they tend to ____.?
a. ?overcome the stereotype and perform optimally
b. ?underperform, consistent with the stereotype
c. ?be unaffected
d. ?engage in social loafing
ANSWER:
b
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a. systematic bias b. random sampling error c. Type I error d. construct variance
Trisha, age 25, is wondering what the best age would be for her to begin a family. If the only consideration is physical (in other words, factors such as emotional readiness are not an issue), her doctor is most likely to respond by saying,
a. "Now would be a perfect time." b. "You better get working on it, because you only have a few good years left." c. "It would have been best to start your family sooner." d. "You would do well to wait until you are in your 30s."
To obtain the relative frequency, we would
a. count the total number of scores. b. add the frequencies below a score to the score's frequency. c. divide the total number of scores by the frequency for a score. d. divide the frequency for a score by the total number of scores.
A scale of measurement in which objects or individuals are categorized and the categories form a rank order along a continuum is a(n) _____ scale
a. nominal b. ordinal c. interval d. ratio