D'Brickashaw is the only man and the only African American enrolled in a women's studies seminar. McGuire's work on spontaneous self-descriptions suggests that compared to other contexts, in this specific situation, D'Brickashaw will be more likely to mention his ____ in his self-description.

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McGuire's work on spontaneous self-descriptions suggests that individuals are more likely to mention aspects of themselves that make them stand out in a given context. Since D'Brickashaw is the only man and the only African American in the seminar, both his race and gender make him distinctive in this setting, leading him to be more likely to mention both in his self-description.

D'Brickashaw Is the Only Man and the Only African American