__________ causes girls to do worse than their abilities allow on difficult math problems.

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Stereotype threat is the phenomenon where individuals feel pressure to conform to negative stereotypes about their group, leading to worsened performance on tasks related to that stereotype. This has been found to particularly affect girls' performance on math problems, leading them to do worse than their actual abilities would suggest. Peer pressure (A) may play a role, but the specific effect on math problems is more closely related to stereotype threat. Inferior spatial reasoning (C) and lack of high-quality instruction (D) may also impact math performance, but they are not specifically related to girls' underperformance on difficult math problems.

__________ Causes Girls to Do Worse Than Their Abilities Allow