PS287 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Neuroplasticity, Meg Ryan, Stereotype Threat
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Nature of task: e. g. , masculine tasks: women underestimate performance and lack self-confidence, despite. Lack of self-confidence could contribute to underrepresentation of women in math, science evidence of equal performance. Women may appear less confident: women reluctant to threaten others" self-esteem. To the extent that it exists, sex difference in direction of women underconfident, men overconfident. Women more responsive to evaluative feedback than men: use it to make inferences about their abilities, view information as accurate and informative of their abilities. Men may discount negative evaluative feedback in order to protect self-esteem. Age moderates sex differences in self-esteem: largest among adolescents. Body image contributes and persists into later adulthood (remember meg ryan) Agency and communion more closely related to self-esteem than sex. Contingencies of self-worth (crocker: many things in life that our self-worth is contingent on. If i do well at home, then i"d want to do something elsewhere.
