Which intervention in a study by Walton and Cohen was found to reduce stereotype threat and increase African American college students' GPAs?
A) Telling them that their political views would become increasingly sophisticated
B) Telling them that most students, regardless of race, worry during their first year of college about whether they belong in college, but that these worries decrease with time
C) An emphasis on racial pride
D) Special tutoring programs

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The intervention by Walton and Cohen that was found to reduce stereotype threat and increase African American college students' GPAs involved telling them that most students, regardless of race, worry during their first year of college about whether they belong, but that these worries decrease with time. This approach aimed to normalize the experience of feeling out of place, rather than attributing it to race, thereby reducing the impact of stereotype threat.

Which Intervention in a Study by Walton and Cohen Was