According to psychologist Claude Steele, negative societal expectations for gender and ethnic groups can produce a state of __________, in which members of the group fear that their behavior will confirm social expectations
a) stereotype threat
b) inferiority complex
c) academic disillusionment
d) performance anxiety
Answer: a
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