The assumption that stereotypes about a person's social group will lead to negative evaluations of their performance by others, which can adversely affect the person's performance on a task. 

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A generalized belief or expectation about the attributes, abilities, or behavior of a person based on their group membership.

Stereotype

American Psychological Association. (n.d.). APA Dictionary of Psychology. American Psychological Association. Retrieved from https://dictionary.apa.org/ 

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Stereotype Threat

- Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
- Nonconscious Detection of Covariation
- Illusory Correlations
- Outgroup Homogeneity Bias

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