Pablo, a Highly Motivated 12^th Grade Hispanic American Student Performs

Pablo, a highly motivated 12^th grade Hispanic American student performs well in the classroom but consistently makes low scores on standardized achievement tests. His explanation: "I simply choke on the standardized tests." One plausible explanation for Pablo's performance is

A) Pablo's lack of preparation for the test
B) that stereotype threat undermines Pablo's performance
C) Pablo does not want to do so well as to be accused by ethnic peers of "acting White"
D) learned helplessness