Stereotype Threat Occurs Because

question 28

Multiple Choice

Stereotype threat occurs because

• A)it is damaging to a person's self-esteem if others share negative stereotypes of his or her group.
• B)people are at risk for sometimes acting in ways consistent with stereotypes and thereby proving the stereotype and creating a self-fulfilling prophecy.
• C)all believe in the content of stereotypes,even if they will not consciously admit it.
• D)people apply stereotypes to groups that they do not like.
• E)stereotypes are vulnerable to being disproved by counter-stereotypical information.

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