In his research,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 found that when the task was not framed as a test of academic ability, African-American students performed on par with European-American students, indicating that the framing of the task impacted performance.

In His Research,Steele Found That When African-American College Students Were