Which best describes the effect of stereotype threat?
a. people perceive members of an outgroup as threatening
b. people tend to think others get the treatment they deserve and hence "blame the victim"
c. when flashed pictures of black faces, people are quicker to judge that an object flashed on the screen is a gun than when flashed pictures of white faces
d. when people are primed to think of their gender, they perform more in keeping with the stereotypical performance of that gender than when not primed to think of gender
Answer: d. when people are primed to think of their gender, they perform more in keeping with the stereotypical performance of that gender than when not primed to think of gender
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a. He will meet the same developmental milestones as his peers but at a much slower rate. b. He will follow a similar path of development as same-aged peers but plateau at the point where tasks require higher-level thinking skills. c. He will never accomplish developmental tasks that require language, social interactions, or other adaptive behavior skills. d. It is unlikely that he will accomplish the same developmental skills as same-aged peers even with intense and early intervention.
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b. removing the reinforcing attention that they have received for their disordered behavior in the past. c. enrolling them in a 12-step program such as Alcoholics Anonymous. d. learning to cope with life stressors in a more effective manner.