What is the stereotype threat?
A.
It's when people make up stereotypes.
B.
It's when someone threatens another person by using a stereotype.
C.
It's when people perform better on national intelligence tests because they know that they are in a stereotyped group.
D.
It's the tendency of people who know that they belong to a group that is stereotyped to perform poorly on academic tasks due to being stereotyped.

Question

What is the stereotype threat?
A.
It's when people make up stereotypes.
B.
It's when someone threatens another person by using a stereotype.
C.
It's when people perform better on national intelligence tests because they know that they are in a stereotyped group.
D.
It's the tendency of people who know that they belong to a group that is stereotyped to perform poorly on academic tasks due to being stereotyped.

anonymous · Answer

The answer is B, because a person who uses a stereotype to threaten another person is Also a stereotype.