Carmen Is Taking an Advanced Math Test and Feels She

question 21

Multiple Choice

Carmen is taking an advanced math test and feels she will not perform well because she knows the negative stereotypes about women's abilities in mathematics.This feeling has been labelled as

• A)eugenics.
• B)entity theory.
• C)incremental theory.
• D)stereotype threat.

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