Psychologist Claude Steele coined the term _____ to refer to the belief that you might be evaluated in terms of a negative stereotype about a group to which you belong, especially when that belief creates anxiety or self-doubt.
A) neurotypical threat
B) stereotype threat
C) neurodiversity threat
D) prototype threat

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The term coined by psychologist Claude Steele is stereotype threat, which refers to the anxiety or self-doubt caused by the belief that one might be evaluated in terms of a negative stereotype about a group they belong to. The other options, neurotypical threat, neurodiversity threat, and prototype threat, do not accurately describe this phenomenon.

Psychologist Claude Steele Coined the Term _____ to Refer to the Belief