In the classic study of stereotype threat, which group of college students, if any, was affected by the description of the test?

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In the classic study of stereotype threat by Claude Steele and Joshua Aronson (1995), it was found that African-American college students performed worse on a test when it was described as a measure of intellectual ability, compared to when no such description was given. This effect was not observed in white students, indicating that the stereotype threat specifically affected only the African-American students.

In the Classic Study of Stereotype Threat, Which Group of College