PSYC12H3 Chapter 3: Chapter3.Inzlicht.PSYC12.docx
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Chapter 3: an integration of processes that underlie stereotype threat. Steel and aronson"s discovery that performance could be easily manipulated by merely how a task is described or who is present in the room is astonishing. Many cues in our immediate environment can signal in subtle or obvious ways our cultural fit within that context. It is not just that individuals feel anxious when they are stereotype and that is why they underperform and it is not the case that stereotypes are activated and automatically induce stereotype consistent behavior. Stereotype threat characterizes a concern that one might inadvertently confirm an unwanted belief about one"s group. As a result those who experience stereotype threat have a motivation to avoid enacting any behavior that might be seen as stereotypical. Stereotype threat has an ability to affect performance without a person"s conscious awareness of the stereotype having been activated: many happen outside of conscious awareness that is not always necessary.
