Stereotype Threat Occurs Because

Stereotype threat occurs because

A) it is damaging to a person's self-esteem if others share negative stereotypes of his or her group.
B) people are at risk for sometimes acting in ways consistent with stereotypes and thereby proving the stereotype and creating a self-fulfilling prophecy.
C) everyone believes in the content of stereotypes,even if they won't consciously admit it.
D) people apply stereotypes to groups that they don't like.
E) stereotypes are vulnerable to being disproved by counter-stereotypical information.