Cole is a high-school junior.He is openly gay.Deep down,he has internalized the stereotype that gay men are not athletic.The resulting anxiety sometimes impairs Cole's performance on the school's hockey team even though he is actually a fairly good athlete.Cole's example illustrates:
A)stereotype suppression.
B)stereotype threat.
C)the fundamental attribution error.
D)cognitive dissonance.

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Stereotype threat occurs when a person is afraid that his or her scores will confirm existing negative stereotypes about his or her group.

Cole Is a High-School Junior