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cognition
Your performance drops when you fear confirming a stereotype.
The awareness of a negative stereotype regarding your group can cause an involuntary decline in performance.
In a 1995 study, students performed worse on a test when it was labeled as a measure of intellectual ability. When the test was framed as a neutral puzzle, the performance gap vanished. Anxiety consumes the cognitive capacity you need for the task.
The environment acts as a glass ceiling on your potential.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Steele & Aronson, 1995
- What the check found
- The claim accurately reflects the foundational findings of the Steele & Aronson (1995) study on stereotype threat as established in psychological literature.
- Confidence
- Well replicated
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