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Activating stereotypes undermines task performance expectations
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According to the theory of stereotype threat (C. M. Steele, 1997; C. M. Steele & J. Aronson, 1995), activating stereotypes about a group's typical underperformance on a task can undermine a group member's performance on that task. The goal of the present research was to more fully delineate the contexts that activate task-performance stereotypes and the mechanisms that might lead to, or potentially prevent, such performance decrements. In 2 experiments, individuals led to believe that they had high ability on a task predicted that they would do better on future performances of the same or similar tasks than did those given ambiguous feedback about their task abilities when stereotypes were not accessible. However, activating group stereotypes-for instance, by creating expected solo status-undermined these positive expectations.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Stangor, C., Carr, C., & Kiang, L.
- Affiliations
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Published
- 1998-11
- Volume
- 75
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1191-1197
- ISSN
- 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1315
- OpenAlex
- W2044669580
- Cited by
- 221
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 16.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Career Development and Diversity
- Keywords
- stereotype threat, stereotype activation, group stereotypes, self-perceived ability, performance decrement, self-efficacy
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