Suppose that Ramón is a Latino college student who is taking a course in engineering.He is about to take the first exam in this course.He looks around the room and notices that he appears to be the only Latino student in the class.Ramón is likely to experience

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Ramón is likely to experience stereotype threat. This is the phenomenon in which members of a group who are aware of negative stereotypes about their group may perform worse on tasks or exams due to anxiety and fear of confirming those stereotypes. Ramón's awareness of being the only Latino student in the class could lead to anxiety and fear of confirming negative stereotypes about Latinos in engineering, which could in turn hurt his performance on the exam.

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