Um, just thinking you have the foundation for some terrific research studies, don't you think? All we ask is that you invite us to join in as you proposing incredibly intriguing hypotheses. BTW, you have some bright, inquisitive students--lucky you.
Joan > My Testing students today wondered if stereotype threat could be turned > around to boost scores of those who stereotypically do better on some > types of tests (or if invoking stereotypes only leads to deficits)? For > example, if a test of verbal skills was introduced as a test of spatial > reasoning, might it boost male scores on the verbal test? I also see > that it has been applied to gender differences in mathematical ability > but I wonder if it has been applied to gender differences in verbal > ability (could males do better compared to females on verbal tasks if > the fact that it was a test of verbal ability was not stressed?). Also, > does anyone know the extent to which it has been found to generalize to > ethnic groups beyond African-Americans? Thanks, > > Rick > > Dr. Rick Froman, Chair > Division of Humanities and Social Sciences > Professor of Psychology > John Brown University > 2000 W. University > Siloam Springs, AR 72761 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (479) 524-7295 > http://www.jbu.edu/academics/hss/faculty/rfroman.asp > > > > "Pete, it's a fool that looks for logic in the chambers of the human > heart." > - Ulysses Everett McGill > > > > > --- > > ---
