PSY201H1 Lecture Notes - Claude Steele, Julius Evola, Stereotype Threat
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Disidentification and devaluing the subject: to reduce s. t. : try to reframe the idea of the test: Dif btwn saying i am good at math & it is. Stereotype lift occurs when told good important to me to be good at math stereotype. Being told there"s no dif can reduce s. t. vs not telling about the dif at all (because ppl still think it exists) Reduce s. t. by reminding ppl they r individuals and capable human beings (individuation) Prime w gender words & non-gender words. Ask personal questions & unrelated questions math test: Even if you prime w gender words in individuated groups you can still get equivalent results btwn genders so individuation works. If part of more than one group w stereotypes: Women focusing on their self-complexity & still occur social grps reduces s. t. , focusing on sex identity increases it. Self-affirmation that you"re an important human being w morals and self-worth & self-integrity.
