Being aware that your social group is associated with a particular stereotype can negatively impact your performance on tests or tasks that measure abilities thought to be associated with that stereotype. This is a description of:

(A) stereotype threat

(B) Prejudice

(C) Conformity

(D) Ethnocentrism

(A) stereotype threat

Explanation:

Stereotype Threat or Stereotype Vulnerability is a situation where people are or feel at risk of conforming to the stereotypes of their social group. Since its introduction in the academic literature, the threat of stereotype has become one of the most studied subjects in the field of social psychology.