Question

Which of the following is the best example of the phenomenon called stereotype threat?

Answer 1

Answer:

C)Hannah does poorly on her calculus final after overhearing her math instructor making a joking remark about how few female students manage to pass his course.

Explanation:

Stereotype is defined as the mistaken belief that an individual have over something as a result popular perception over that particular thing.

In the case Hannah doing poorly on her calculus final, this is her stereotype which she has formed about her the poor performance of female students in his course.

She has already formed the opinion that, irrespective of what she ould write, she would not be able to pass that calculus course because the teacher is determined to ensure that no female student pass his course.

Answer 2

Answer:

Stereotype threat.

Explanation:

In psychology, a stereotype threat refers to the situation where people who are reminded of an stereotype regarding his age, gender, race, culture will be at risk of conforming to these stereotypes and this reminder will affect their later performance.

In option C, we see that Hannah does poorly on her calculus final after overhearing her instructor making jokes about how female students manage to pass his course. We can see that Hannah overheard an stereotype regarding her gender (women don't do well in math) and this reminder affected her performance on her test. Thus, this would be an example of an stereotype threat.