Julianne is taking part in a research study in which she must complete a spatial task.Before she begins,the researcher tells her NOT to feel bad if she doesn't do well because females tend to have poorer spatial ability than males.How will Julianne do on the task relative to other participants who are NOT told this?
A) Julianne will do better as she will perceive it as a challenge.
B) Julianne will do worse due to stereotype vulnerability.
C) Julianne will do better than other females, so she can prove the researcher wrong.
D) Julianne will do better than males due to stereotype vulnerability.

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Julianne may experience stereotype vulnerability, which refers to the phenomenon where individuals from a stereotyped group may experience anxiety and perform worse on tasks when reminded of the stereotype. Thus, Julianne may perform worse compared to other participants who were not reminded of the stereotype.

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