According to the research of Claude Steele and other psychologists, how does stereotype threat tend to impair performance?
A) Irrelevant mental images and concepts interfere with insight, intuition, and creativity.
B) Mental sets interfere with effective problem solving and performance.
C) Functional fixedness interferes with flexible and creative problem solving.
D) Physiological arousal and distracting thoughts interfere with concentration, memory, and problem-solving abilities.

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Stereotype threat creates physiological arousal and distracting thoughts that interfere with concentration, memory, and problem-solving abilities. This results in impaired performance.

According to the Research of Claude Steele and Other Psychologists