You Are an African-American Student,fully Aware of the Negative Cultural

You are an African-American student,fully aware of the negative cultural stereotypes about your race's intellectual abilities.You feel extra pressure while taking the SAT because you realize that if you fail to perform well,you might confirm these negative stereotypes.You are experiencing what psychologists call ____.

A) oppositional identity
B) oppositional threat
C) stereotype threat
D) stereotype intimidation