Which of the following provides evidence of stereotype threat?
A) IQ scores do not accurately predict income.
B) People work harder on tasks when they are rewarded for successes than they do when they are punished for failures.
C) When intelligence tests are culturally biased (e.g., when they include examples that are only known to particular cultural groups), they tend to reinforce race-based stereotypes about intelligence.
D) Women perform worse than men on math tests when they believe that the test produces gender bias, but they perform the same as men when they believe that the test produces no gender differences.

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The fact that women perform worse on math tests when they believe there is gender bias suggests that the knowledge of the stereotype - in this case, a stereotype about gender and math performance - can negatively affect their performance. This is an example of stereotype threat, where the fear of confirming a negative stereotype impairs their ability to perform a task.

Which of the Following Provides Evidence of Stereotype Threat