Question

Maggie is nervous as she begins her calculus final. she is not quite sure she can compete with the male students in her class. maggie's performance on the calculus test may be impaired by:

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: stereotype threat

stereotype threat refers to a prejudice that being targeted toward a certain member of a social group that could prevent those people from achieving their goals in society.  Examples of a stereotype threat are: Girls are worse than boys at science, Men who are not physically strong are unworthy, etc.