Stereotype Threat Occurs When a Person ____

question 72

Multiple Choice

Stereotype threat occurs when a person ____.

• A) intimidates another person through the use of stereotypical insults and gestures
• B) is discriminated against even though she has threatened consequences for doing so
• C) fears that she will be judged by a stereotype typically held about her group
• D) who holds a stereotype is hurt by it just as much as the person being stereotyped

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