Stereotype Threat Deconstructed  

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Schmader, Toni

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: Current Directions in Psychological Science vol. 19 no. 01 (Feb. 2010), page 14-18.
Topik: stereotype threat; stigma; academic performance; working memory; reappraisal
Fulltext: 03. Stereotype Threat Deconstructed.pdf (199.15KB)

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More than a decade of research has demonstrated that individuals underperform in situations that remind them that they are stereotyped to do poorly. This paper explores the psychological processes that underlie these stereotype threat effects. Specifically, reminders of negative stereotypes cue uncertainty and a search for evidence that one might be confirming the stereotype. This process of monitoring for failure and suppressing negative thoughts and feelings hijacks the very cognitive mechanism—working memory—that is necessary for success on complex cognitive tasks where group differences in performance are a concern. Fortunately evidence suggests that when stigmatized individuals reappraise their experience, group differences in performance can be reduced if not eliminated.

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