In Their Research on Stereotype Threat,Pinel and Colleagues Found a Negative

In their research on stereotype threat,Pinel and colleagues found a negative correlation among stigmatized group members between stigma consciousness and GPA.This study was designed as a test of which of the following hypotheses?

A) The more a person is conscious of the negative stereotype of his or her group,the worse that person will perform in areas related to the stereotype.
B) Situations that make a negative stereotype of a person's group prominent in the person's mind will lead to worse performance than situations that do not.
C) People who belong to a stereotyped group will be more likely than those who don't to have a low GPA.
D) Being aware of stigmatization of one's group generally leads to an inflated sense of GPA.