Suppose that Ramón is a Latino college student who is taking a course in engineering. He is about to take the first exam in this course. He looks around the room and notices that he appears to be the only Latino student in the class. Ramón is likely to experience

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Ramón is likely to experience stereotype threat, which occurs when individuals are at risk of confirming, as self-characteristic, a negative stereotype about their group. In this context, being the only Latino student in an engineering class might make Ramón anxious about confirming stereotypes related to his ethnic group's abilities or performance in such fields, potentially impacting his exam performance.

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