Define Stereotype Threat, and Provide an Example of Psychological Research

question 6

Essay

Define stereotype threat, and provide an example of psychological research that has demonstrated its effects on test performance.

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Definitions:

Antianxiety Drugs

Drugs used to control anxiety and agitation.

Anxiety-arousing Material

Content or stimuli that induce feelings of anxiety or discomfort in an individual.

Sigmund Freud

An Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Stuttering

A speech disorder characterized by repeated or prolonged sounds, syllables, or words, disrupting the normal flow of speech.