Fear of Confirming a Negative Stereotype About a Group to Which

question 15

Multiple Choice

Fear of confirming a negative stereotype about a group to which you belong is defined as ___________.

• A) minimal ingroup paradigm
• B) stereotype risk
• C) self-fulfilling prophecy
• D) stereotype threat

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