Belle attends a university where most students come from low or middle-income

households and work part-time to "get by." Belle drives a luxury car, wears designer
clothes, and her hair and nails are always nicely manicured.

Seeing this, her classmates
label her "rich girl" and "snob." As a result of being stereotyped in this way, what do
scholars find likely to transpire?
A) She will recognize their foolishness and simply dismiss their remarks.
B) Her performance will suffer, as will her health and self esteem.
C) She will likely not be affected since her classmates are not her reference group.
D) Her performance will improve, as will her health and self esteem.


B

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