Reducing in one's mind the relevance of a particular domain to one's self-esteem is called ________ and may occur as a result of ________
A) self-esteem threat; overachievement motivation
B) self-handicapping; enhanced social identity
C) scapegoating; deindividuation;
D) disidentification; stereotype threat
Answer: D
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