Larry wants to see whether he can influence his students' test scores.When he gives his students their English test,he says "Tall students tend to perform worse than short students on this test." Indeed,the tall students do get lower scores on the test.These results provide support for the existence of
A) crystallized intelligence.
B) stereotype threat.
C) fluid intelligence.
D) test validity.

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Larry's statement creates a stereotype threat for the tall students, leading to their lower scores. Stereotype threat refers to the negative effect on performance resulting from awareness of negative stereotypes about one's social group. Thus, choice B is the correct option. Crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence mainly focus on cognitive abilities, and test validity refers to whether a test measures what it claims to measure. These options are not relevant to the given scenario.

Larry Wants to See Whether He Can Influence His Students