Vivian is taking a college admissions test in math to see if she can enroll in an accelerated math course. she has heard that males tend to perform better on this test than females, although she has no evidence that this statement is true. the proctor giving the test also might be concerned that vivian is thinking that males might do better on this test as she has heard other students make such a comment. in order to reduce any stereotype threat that vivian might be feeling, the proctor could make the following comment: a. "try your hardest. that is all you can do."b. "you may have heard that males tend to do better on this test, but i don't think that is true."c. "you might not do as well as you would like, but all you can do is what your potential allows."d. "all students show similar performance on this test."

the correct answer is d. "all students show similar performance on this test"

Explanation:

People tend to think that there is a reason for stereotypes but many of them are simple prejudices without any reasoning. In this case, Vivian is loaded with the comments of other students and the proctor has to reassure her that there is no a bias in the exam.  

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answer:

d. because dr. laguardia selected a widely used measure, his study generalizes to has strong external validity. external validity has limited external validity. other applications of this measure.

the widely used measure that he applied to his experiment was the benton facial recognition test. it employed on to football players and as result, only players who suffered brain concussions did not pas this test. and although it has an external validity, it is limited because it isn't general to apply to other population.