Right before her geometry exam, julie heard a story about how women have trouble in geometry because it requires spatial manipulation. even though she was prepared for the test, she did not do as well as she would have done had she not heard that story. based on this, you know that julie's performance was most likely impaired byselect one: a. having a low iq. b. stereotype threat. c. poor reliability of the test. d. poor validity of the test.

Option b

Explanation:

Stereotype threat is characterized as a socially prefaced mental danger that emerges when one is in a circumstance or accomplishing something for which a negative generalization about one's gathering applies.  

As per the stereotype threat, individuals from a minimized gathering recognize that a negative generalization exists in reference to their gathering, and they show dread about affirming the negative generalization by taking part specific exercises.