MCAT Question of the Day


  • Q:

    A recent sociological study finds that a specific minority group underperforms on a professional examination. Interviews suggest that these individuals feel that others are expecting them to perform poorly on these exams and they subsequently have higher-than-average levels of anxiety. This serves as an example of:

     

    A

    stigma.

    B

    prejudice.

    C

    stereotype threat.

    D

    cultural relativism.



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