Maximilian and Lily Are Both Working for an Engineering Company

question 16

Multiple Choice

Maximilian and Lily are both working for an engineering company.The company announces that there are going to be layoffs.Given the situation of performance under condition of threat, who do you think will perform worse, Maximilian or Lily?

• A)Both will be equally threatened and perform equally poorly.
• B)Maximilian will perform worse, due to self-fulfilling prophecy.
• C)Lily will perform worse, due to stereotype threat.
• D)There is no way to know based on the information provided.

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