This work examined stereotype threat within social
groups and whether stereotype threat would be seen
with a positive stereotype. Stereotype threat is
usually seen as a decrease in performance induced by
an anxiety within individuals fearing they will
confirm a pre-existing and culturally-known negative
stereotype. Science fiction fans were compared to a
matched sample of college students. Both groups were
given a 50-item problem-solving task described as an
intelligence test. Individuals were randomly
assigned to one of three conditions (1) no threat
condition, (2) general threat...