Women may perform worse on math tests when they believe they are taking a test that men tend to do better on than women.This is an example of:
A)sex bias in test content
B)the Flynn Effect
C)the heritability of intelligence
D)stereotype threat

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This is an example of stereotype threat, which refers to the phenomenon where individuals perform worse on tasks when they are aware of negative stereotypes about their social group. In this case, women are aware of the stereotype that men are better at math, and this awareness can negatively impact their performance on math tests.

Women May Perform Worse on Math Tests When They Believe