Deck 28: A: Reading

Question 1

In his article about the low numbers of women in science, Aronson concludes that:

A) women continue to close the gap with men in areas where they have been underrepresented.
B) women have surpassed men in all but a few areas of science.
C) in fact the balance of men and women in most sciences, other than psychology, is about equal.
D) low numbers are not really important, it is quality, not quantity, that matters.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

According to Aronson, the longitudinal research on thousands of college students conducted by Massey and Fischer shows that stereotype threat accounts for about _______ of the variance in college achievement among minority students.

A) 50 percent
B) 30 percent
C) 9 percent
D) 1 percent

Answer 2

C

Question 3

In his article about the low numbers of women in science, Aronson argues that Wax's Wall Street Journal editorial was:

A) fair and balanced.
B) knowingly false and intentionally misleading in its presentation of Sackett's article.
C) mostly empirical-based and therefore can be challenged on ideological grounds.
D) for the most part supportive of the impact of stereotype-threat.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

When Aronson refers to his research with Steele in the article titled "Low Numbers: Stereotypes and the Underrepresentation of Women in Math and Science," he:

A) claims that they did not make any errors in their research presentation of the results.
B) suggests that any errors committed in the research study were Steele's.
C) acknowledges that errors were made but dismisses them because they had minimal impact.
D) acknowledges that they made errors and explains the impact of them on their conclusion.