Professor Stein wants to test the stereotype threat effect. What is the most likely scenario if this effect does, in fact, occur?

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The stereotype threat effect occurs when individuals are made aware of a negative stereotype related to their group and this awareness negatively impacts their performance on a task. Therefore, if Professor Stein tells participants in the experimental group that members of their ethnic group perform poorly on the type of task he is asking them to perform, they will likely perform more poorly than participants in the control group. Option A is unlikely because the stereotype threat effect typically does not result in improved performance. Option C is unlikely because it contradicts the negative stereotype presented to the experimental group. Option D is unrelated to the stereotype threat effect.

Professor Stein Wants to Test the Stereotype Threat Effect