Half the female participants in an experiment are told that males typically do better than females on the math test they are about to take, and the other half are told that the test does not produce gender differences. Because of the stereotype threat, the first group of females will tend to score lower on the test than the second group.

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This statement is true. The stereotype threat refers to the negative impact of being aware of a negative stereotype about one's group on performance in a related domain. In this case, being told that males typically do better than females on a math test can activate the stereotype threat in the first group of females, leading to lower performance compared to the second group who were not given the same information.

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