New Theory Proposed on the Impact of Stereotypes on Test Scores

A Stanford psychology professor suggests that blacks and women are vulnerable to lowered expectations that they accept

By Ben Gose

A new theory about why black students do not score as well as white students on standardized tests could provide fodder for both sides in the debate over affirmative action.

Claude M. Steele, a professor of social psychology...

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