"White guys can't dance?? I'll show you --- THIS White guy can dance," Derek boasts, jabbing his thumb in his own chest as a current "club anthem" starts up. Your knowledge of stereotype threat leads you to predict that Derek's performance on the dance floor:
A) may be improved, because he is motivated to disprove the stereotype
B) may be impaired, because he reminded himself of the stereotype
C) should be unaffected, because stereotype threat really only applies to gender differences in math performance
D) should be unaffected, because stereotype threat really only applies to members of historically oppressed groups, such as women, people of color, the disabled, and sexual minorities

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Stereotype threat predicts that Derek's performance on the dance floor may be impaired because he reminded himself of the stereotype.

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