As Jordan is headed in to take his English final, he reminds himself what a great basketball player he is. This practice should help him cope with __________.
A) affirmation threat
B) discrimination
C) social identity threat
D) normative conformity

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Jordan's practice of reminding himself of his basketball skills suggests that he may be experiencing social identity threat, which refers to the worry that one's performance on a task could confirm a negative stereotype about one's social group. In this case, Jordan's identity as a basketball player may be threatened by the English final, and he copes with this by reinforcing his positive self-concept as an athlete. This is different from affirmation threat, which refers to the worry that one's performance on a task could contradict or undermine one's self-concept, and from discrimination and normative conformity, which involve different types of social pressures and biases.

As Jordan Is Headed in to Take His English Final