Precis #5

In his article, "Battling Doubt by Avoiding Practice: The Effect of Stereotype Threat on Self-Handicapping in White Athletes," Jeff Stone discusses how stereotype threat has a negative effect on the performance of white athletes. He conducted an experiment that observed the ways in which white athletes responded to various negative stereotypes. In order to support his claim that stereotype threat has a negative impact on white athletes, Jeff Stone provides all of the results of his various experiments.