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. 

Stereotype Threat

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

Stereotype Formation Processes

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

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The process of cognitively assigning others into social groups.

Social Categorization

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