PSYCH253 Lecture Notes - Stereotype Threat
22 Mar 2013
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Do negative societal views of the stigmatized create a self-fulfilling prophecy? (not always: crocker and major 1987. Looked at all the groups whom they can think of. You can compare yourself to other people who are in your group. If you are a member of negative stereotype groups, you can attribute negative treatment by others in a prejudice. Major, spencer, schmader, wolfe, & crocker, 1998 believing the test is biased. Africans have higher happiness when the test is biased, and europians have higher while the test. Let them take a test measuring how they feel after. is not biased. Stereotypes do not lead to self fulfilling prophecy most of the time. Stereotype threat - just because you"re in a group with a negative stereotype, people would also have a negative view of you. Cultural stereotype stereotype threats performance defecits or avoidance of stereotypes domains. Do negative societal views of the stigmatized create a self-fulfilling prophecy? (not always)
