"Men can't cook." This is all that Jim heard for the week leading up to his first attempt at making Thanksgiving dinner for his family, despite the fact that he had plenty of experience cooking for these same people. When he finally attempted to cook the dinner, he panicked, and burnt the turkey. Such a result is a demonstration of:
A) latent learning
B) a forgetting curve
C) stereotype threat
D) performance dissociation

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The statement "Men can't cook" is an example of a stereotype threat, which is when a person feels anxiety or pressure to conform to a negative stereotype about their social group. In this case, Jim's fear of possibly confirming this stereotype likely contributed to his panicked cooking and ultimately burning the turkey.

"Men Can't Cook