How does stereotype threat influence an individual's performance on intelligence tests?

What will be an ideal response?


One potential influence on intelligence test performance is stereotype threat, the anxiety that one's behavior might confirm a negative stereotype about one's group. For example, when African Americans take an intelligence test, they may experience anxiety about confirming the old stereotype that Blacks are "intellectually inferior." Some studies have confirmed the existence of stereotype threat. For example, African American students do more poorly on standardized tests if they perceive that they are being evaluated. If they think the test doesn't count, they perform as well as White students. However, critics argue that the extent to which stereotype threat explains the testing gap has been exaggerated.
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