PSYC12H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Stereotype Threat, Mahzarin Banaji, Slut
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Sexism negative attitudes and behaviour toward someone on the basis of their gender. Researchers usually used it to refer to prejudice against women. Stereotypes of women can sabotage their performance on stereotype-related task. Spencer, steele and quinn found that when negative stereotypes about the math and science abilities of women was made salient to women participants, their performance suffered relative to a group of qualified men. Even though females and males had demonstrated equal talent for mathematics, when women were made aware of their stereotype about women performing poorly on math tests, the women participants performed significantly worse compared to their male counterparts. Thus, for members of groups whom negative stereotypes exist, stereotype threat and percniious effects of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination, can impair performance, limit opportunities, and affect one"s self concept. We learn from a very young age the answers to what men and women are like.
