Question

Eighteen-year-old Teresa is a Black student scheduled to take a college entrance exam. To ensure her best performance and reduce the chance of stereotype threat, which of the following situations would you recommend for her?

Answer 1

Answer:

Have an African-American female administer the test

Explanation:

Stereotype threat can be defined as the way in which a person or people feels threatened of conforming to stereotypes especially that of their social group.

Stereotype threat can lead to racial and gender gaps in academic performance

because of the risk of confirming to negative stereotype about an individual's racial, ethnic and gender.

Stereotype threat can a well means a positive one. Example Women are always caring.

Therefore based on the scenario Eighteen-year-old Teresa should have an African-American female administer the test in order to ensure that she performed well which will lead to best performance and thereby reduce the chance of STEREOTYPE THREAT.

Answer 2

Answer:

She should have a black woman administer the test

Explanation: To avoid the stereotype threat which might affect her psychologically from the idea that others are viewing her witha negative stereotype, she should takes a test administered by a fellow African-American woman, the chances of Teresa experiencing stereotype threat will be minimized. It has been researched that people perform better during aptitude tests when taken alongside or from people of their same gender, race, or social group.