PSYC12H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Intelligence Quotient, Limiting Factor, Vasoconstriction
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Situational phenomenon that may help us understand some of the group differences in performance. Predicament people find themselves in when they are at risk at confirming a negative stereotype about their group and feel discomfort. Stereotype threat and performance: group differences are real, differences in sat performances, math and science performance with men and women. May be due to cultural biases, environmental factors: st situational counters the environmental or genetic explanation, says forget about environment and genetics something in environment itself can change the situation. There are stereotypes in the air about women in math, science, engineering, etc. St can depress women"s math test performance. Talking about a pressure all in her head does not mean it is real, but she is worried about how she will be perceived this makes her feel bad. Makes her feel like an ambassador for all women kind. Majority of men in the class can cause the woman to think about these things.
