Question

Kyle, a male student, and megha, a female student, both failed their geography exams. according to research by dweck and colleagues, kyle is likely to attribute his failure to his ________, whereas megha is likely to attribute her failure to her ________.

a. teachers; parents
b. parents; teachers
c. lack of ability; lack of effort
d. lack of effort; lack of ability

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. Lack of effort; Lack of ability. This consideration is made from the perspective of gender stereotypes. Gender stereotypes are social considerations of attributes or characteristics that people of a given gender possess, but these considerations have not been scientifically verified. In this case, the stereotype indicates that men are better than women in geography because it is considered that Kyle lacked effort and Megha lacks skill.