Carol Is Standing and Talking with Colleagues When Someone Begins

question 173

Multiple Choice

Carol is standing and talking with colleagues when someone begins talking about a friend who they say is "overweight and lazy." Carol (who is obese) begins to feel that she is being evaluated for her laziness in this conversation. Carol is experiencing __________.

• A) performance ambivalence
• B) social identity threat
• C) stereotypic anxiety
• D) evaluation apprehension

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