Assume that each situation described involves a member of a minority group. Which best illustrates stereotype threat?
a. Ryan is being given an intelligence test by a school psychologist who has unconscious biases, making it more likely that the results will be an underestimate of Ryan’s actual ability.
b. Courtney’s mother had a low IQ and her grandmother had a low IQ, making it more likely that, due to heredity, Courtney will also have a low IQ.
c. Being told that the test he is about to take is an intelligence test, Lawrence unconsciously recalls that his group is supposed to do poorly on such tests, so now he may perform significantly worse.
d. Kathee does not want to be perceived as an “egghead” by her friends, so she deliberately underperforms on her intelligence test.
c. Being told that the test he is about to take is an intelligence test, Lawrence unconsciously recalls that his group is supposed to do poorly on such tests, so now he may perform significantly worse.
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