Which statement accurately reflects the results of the two different groups Steele and Aronson studied in their research identifying stereotype threat?
a. The Black participants were unaffected by the instructions and performed above average.
b. The White participants were unaffected by the instructions and performed below average.
c. Both the Black and the White students performed equally, despite the instructions.
d. The Black participants who were told the test was diagnostic of intelligence performed much worse than those who were told the test was non-diagnostic.
Answer: D
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