Elaine is an engineering professor. Since there aren't a lot of female students in her classes, she regularly encourages them to read biographies of successful female engineers and attend events where female engineers speak. This exposure to female engineers is an effective technique to combat ______________ among the women in Elaine's classes.
A) ethnocentrism
B) stereotype threat
C) group formation
D) ingroup bias

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Stereotype threat refers to being at risk of confirming, as self-characteristic, a negative stereotype about one's group. By exposing her female students to successful female engineers, Elaine helps combat the negative stereotypes that might affect their performance or discourage them from pursuing engineering, thereby reducing the impact of stereotype threat.

Elaine Is an Engineering Professor