You Belong to a Social Group, and You Know That

question 89

Multiple Choice

You belong to a social group, and you know that many people on campus believe your social group does really poorly in psychology classes. As you begin to take your psychology exam, you are concerned that if you do poorly on the test, you will unintentionally support this negative belief about your social group. This situation illustrates the concept of

• A) stereotype threat.
• B) biased testing.
• C) prejudicial performance.
• D) academic's anxiety.

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