PSYC12H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Stereotype Threat, Evernote
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Inzlicht & ben-zeev, 2000 what type of situation evokes stereotype threat? method: students take tests in groups of three male vs female students taking math test minority (2m vs 1f) vs. same sex-group (3f) added mixed-majority condition (1m and 2f) results: when women are in the presence of men, they do worse than when women are in the presence of all women men did the same regardless. Stone et al. , 1999 stereotype: whites have less athletic ability than blacks will whites underperform in mini-golf when stereotype active? method black vs white test of natural ability vs test of control. Yeung & von hipper, 2008 female driving performance as a function of threat females performed more poorly when they were told of negative stereotypes about their driving ability. Women in math, whites in sport, men in driving ability, the elderly in memory performance, whites in prejudiced behaviour.
