Using a minimum of 300 words, respond to the following prompts:
Use the article and videos below on Stereotype Threat, as well as the various theories on intelligence to
respond to the following questions:
How can the research on stereotype threat help to explain some group differences in intelligence and
achievement tests?
Some researchers assert that relying solely on such tests for making hiring and college admission decisions is
possibly unethical. Given some of the problems with IQ tests, do you agree? Why or why not?
https://www.apa.org/research/action/stereotype
Dr. Claude Steele and Stereotype Threat -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=failylROnrY
Women, Math and Stereotype Threat -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjn6ZSU_zS0
- Does language influence thought or does thought influence language? Can you think of examples of how
language affects cognition?