While Erica and Lauren Are Taking Their Math Test,their Teacher

question 43

Multiple Choice

While Erica and Lauren are taking their math test,their teacher comments that women tend to underperform on the test as compared to men.Erica hears the comment but Lauren does not.Erica performs more poorly than on her previous tests,while Lauren performs about the same as on her previous tests.According to Steele's research,the change in Erica's performance is due to ____.

• A) retroactive inhibition
• B) stereotype threat
• C) analytic intelligence
• D) convergent thinking

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