Under Which of the Following Conditions Is Stereotype Threat Most

question 82

Multiple Choice

Under which of the following conditions is stereotype threat most likely to occur?

• A) a woman taking a math exam in a class of other women
• B) a White man demonstrating his athletic ability at the same time as a Black man
• C) an Asian man taking a diagnostic test that he does not particularly care about
• D) a middle school child taking a memory test with other middle school children

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