Psychologist Claude Steele has shown that groups that "aren't supposed" to do well in certain situations do not as perform well as they can when they are reminded that they "shouldn't" do well. This phenomenon is called the stereotype threat and is related to
a. evaluation apprehension.
b. experimenter bias.
c. Hawthorne effects.
d. external validity.
a. evaluation apprehension.
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What role does the filibuster play in the United States?
What will be an ideal response?