Question

Suppose that students are given two tests. Before the tests students are told that men usually do better than women on test A but not on test B. In reality. there is no difference between the two tests. Which set of results would be predicted by the literature on stereotype threat?

O Women will perform more poorly than men on both tests.
O Women will perform better than men on test A but worse than men on test B
O Women will perform better than men on both tests
O Women will perform worse than men on test A but do just as well on test B.

Answer 1

The correct answer is option 4. The literature on stereotype threat predicts that women will perform worse than men on test A but do just as well on test B.

Step-by-step explanation:

The literature on stereotype threat predicts that women will perform worse than men on test A but do just as well on test B. This is because stereotype threat refers to the negative impact of stereotypes on individuals' performance in a particular domain.

When women are told that men usually do better on test A, it creates a stereotype threat for them, leading to increased anxiety and self-doubt, which can negatively influence their performance.

However, when women are told that men do not perform better than women on test B, the stereotype threat is eliminated, and they are able to perform just as well as men on that test.