The phenomenon in which a test taker exerts less effort to protect their self-worth when faced with the expectation that they may not perform well is referred to as
a. the biasing effect
b. self-handicapping
c. stereotype threat
d. the expectancy effect
A measure of how much scores within a distribution differ among themselves is the
a. mean.
b. frequency.
c. variance.
d. median.
Which of the following is a common theory regarding how stereotype threat weakens test performance?
a. Test takers attend to the test administrator's feelings and behaviors.
b. Test takers feel afraid to do well on the test.
c. Test takers take longer to read the test instructions to ensure they understand.
d. Test takers dedicate attention to themselves rather than the test.
The standard deviation
a. reflects the similarity among a set of scores.
b. equals the sum of all scores minus the mean squared.
c. is an approximation of the average deviation around the mean.
d. always equals 0.
Which of the following has been proven to reduce the risk of stereotype threat?
a. Allowing individuals to take tests independently rather than in group format.
b. Explaining to test takers the statistics on how various demographic groups tend to perform on a test.
c. Placing demographic questions at the end of the test rather than the beginning.
d. Using test proctors from underrepresented groups.
In statistics, the Roman letter S refers to
a. the variance of a population.
b. the variance of a sample.
c. the standard deviation of a population.
d. the standard deviation of a sample.
Members of groups that are plagued by negative stereotypes tend to perform better academically when intelligence is described to them as
a. malleable and adaptable to environmental circumstances.
b. an illusory concept with no clear definition.
c. too complex to measure through academic tests.
d. a fixed trait that is genetically determined.
Calculate the mean for the following set of scores: 4, 8, 3, 7.
a. 3.0
b. 4.5
c. 5.5
d. 6.0
The effect of praise for children is in general
a. better than the effect of money or candy.
b. worse than the effect of money or candy.
c. damages the test's reliability and validity.
d. as strong as the effect of money or candy.
Suppose you are in the 87th percentile on a test. This means
a. you are among the top 13 students in the class.
b. 87 of the students got a score lower than yours.
c. you got 87 of the test items correct.
d. 87 of the students got a score higher than yours.
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