PSYC12H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Stereotype Threat, Cognitive Dissonance
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When situational cues in a setting make a stereotype salient and relevant to one"s actions: resulting psychological pressure to disprove the stereotype might depress academic performance. Since 1995 400 studies have documented stereotype threat, investigating those factors that trigger and temper its effects. The roles of cues and vigilance in stereotype threat. Stereotype threat theory begins with the assumption that each person has multiple social identities (gender, age, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, etc. ) More highly vigilant than women who watched gender balanced video and men. Focused attention on their broader social environment remembered more. Mse-related cues planted in the lab room mse textbooks. Individuals differ with regard to likelihood and intensity that they engage vigilance process. Some people constantly scan every environment for cues that signal identity"s value: may be sensitive to identity-based rejection, highly conscious of the stigma associated with their identity. For others only vigilant when cues disambiguate the likelihood of identity-based judgments.
