Truth or Myth? Stereotype Effectvs. Reality

Performance Results The race gap in standardized test scores is prominent in the SAT   Verbal SAT Score and Math SAT Score Distributions of Applicants to Five Selective Institutions, by Race, 1989

Stereotypes  Must exist for a reason  Are they half-truths?  really no true answer.  Very complicated answer, with several factors to consider.

Performance Testing  Procedure: 32 black, 27 white undergraduates took an exchange for pay course.  Verbal test performance was given with a Black experimenter as well as a White experimenter

Results  White participants—no difference  Black participants- -Underperformed when the test was given by a white experimenter -Performed just as well as their white counterparts when given by black experimenters

Why?  Black participants felt a ‘threat in the air’  Had to do with the stereotype of how they thought others perceived their academic ability  [shows that stereotype threat can be consciously accessed]

Why? Other factors  Reasons for immigration  Voluntary vs. involuntary  Those who seek a better life  Those who came through enslavement/ colonization

Attitude Adjustment  Those that came to enhance life, viewed schooling as a step in the right direction.  Those that came due to enslavement viewed school as a threat to their cultural self.

Support  Certain minorities relied more heavily on teacher support, and teacher attitude towards their academic potential  Student performance of “mastery” achievement orientation could be predicted by the amount of positive rapport received by student.

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Solutions   2. D  3.Let's assume that HM = Human and HR = Horse HM + HR = 74 2HM + 4HR = 196 (2HM + 4HR) - (2 HM + 2HR) = HR = 48 HR = 24 HM + (24) = 74 HM = HM = 50  So, the solution is 24 horses and 50 humans.