"Double-bind performance syndrome" refers to:

A. Social science experiments developed at Harvard in the 1970s
B. The mixed messages people of color get about their performance in schools and agencies that can undermine confidence
C. The expectation that a person of color and women will underperform on tests in the sciences and math
D. Inflated grades in education


Answer: B

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