Whose Performance Does Stereotype Threat Impair

question 197

Multiple Choice

Whose performance does stereotype threat impair?

• A)People who have not had adequate opportunity to develop their skills
• B)People who have seldom met anyone from outside their ethnic or racial group
• C)People who are told that their group does very well on some task
• D)People who are told that their group does poorly on some task

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Definitions:

Approach-Approach Conflict

A decision-making dilemma involving two desirable options, leading to conflict as the individual can only choose one.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

An expectation that comes true because of the tendency of the person holding it to act in ways that bring it about.

Self-Efficacy

The belief in one's capabilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to manage prospective situations.

Mastery Goal

An objective focused on developing competence or mastering a skill rather than comparing oneself to others.