In a Study by Steele, African-American College Students Performed Poorer

Multiple Choice

In a study by Steele, African-American college students performed poorer on a task than European-American college students when they were told the task was a test of academic ability, while they performed the same as the European-American college students when they were told the task was a laboratory problem-solving task. The results of this study illustrate the concept of

A) symbolic prejudice.
B) stereotype threat.
C) group prejudice.
D) dogmatism.