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) all believe in the content of stereotypes,even if they will not consciously admit it.
D) people apply stereotypes to groups that they do not like.
E) stereotypes are vulnerable to being disproved by counter-stereotypical information.