Alter and colleagues (2010) studied stereotype threat. They found that when they framed a difficult task as a "challenge" as opposed to a threat,
A) performance was not negatively affected.
B) performance still decreased.
C) performance paradoxically increased.
D) there were conflicting results that were uninterpretable.

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Framing a difficult task as a "challenge" rather than a threat can prevent the negative impact on performance typically associated with stereotype threat, leading to unchanged or even improved performance.

Alter and Colleagues (2010) Studied Stereotype Threat