Taylor is the only girl on her baseball team. Today she will be playing in the championship game and is worried that she will "choke" (not be able to play as well as she usually does) because she was told that girls always "choke" in the big games
What concept is being represented?
A) between-group heritability
B) confirmation bias
C) stereotype threat
D) test bias
Answer: C
Rationale: Stereotype threat occurs when people who are aware of stereotypes about their social group may fear being reduced to that stereotype. The anxiety and distraction from stereotype threat can often impair performance.
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