Linda works for a racing team, which is generally a male-dominated field. She is confident at first, but after lots of criticism from her co-workers about being a woman in the field of racing, she begins to doubt herself and believe what her co-workers say about women in racing. Linda is experiencing:
a. a self-fulfilling prophecy
b. sexual categorization
c. gender status belief
d. performance anxiety
a. a self-fulfilling prophecy
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