In his research on stereotype threat, Steele found that when African-American college students were told that a task to be performed was a laboratory problem-solving task and not a test of academic ability, their performance was
A)significantly better than the European-American college students.
B)slightly better than the European-American college students.
C)the same as the European-American college students.
D)worse than the European-American college students.

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Steele's research on stereotype threat showed that when the pressure of confirming negative stereotypes was removed (by framing the task as a problem-solving task rather than a test of academic ability), African-American students performed on par with their European-American counterparts. This suggests that the performance gap often observed is not due to inherent ability differences but rather the impact of psychological stressors like stereotype threat.

In His Research on Stereotype Threat, Steele Found That When