The worry that one's appearance or behavior will be misused to confirm another person's oversimplified, prejudiced attitude is referred to as .

Stereotype threat.

Explanation:

Stereotype threat refers to a situation is which people feel at risk of confirming negative stereotypes concerning their racial, ethnic, gender, or cultural group. A study confirmed the existence of stereotype threat when experimenters told black students they tend to perform worse than white students in standardized tests. The students who were told that performed poorly, while the ones who weren't performed similarly to their white peers.

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