Yolanda is interviewing for a job as an engineer. she is doing very well until the interviewer asks her if she believes that a woman can really devote the time to being an engineer. after that, she stumbles over answers and becomes distracted. yolanda is showing the effects of:

Yolanda is showing the effects of stereotype threats.

Explanation:

There are certain questions that can be asked in interviews that would make the candidates get confused as such questions contain the reality that may threaten the opportunity coming the candidate's way. The reality mentioned in such questions is often stereotypical in nature which the candidate does not understand how to tackle. The candidate gets confused as he knows that denying the reality would put a question mark on in his integrity and conforming to it would cost him the opportunity.