PSYC 2120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Stereotype Threat, Executive Functions, Sexual Dysfunction

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2120
• Professor: Ward Struthers

Document Summary

Objectification: self-objectification: when intense cultural scrutiny of the female body leads many girls and women to view themselves as objects to be looked at and judged, self-objectification increases negative feelings such as body shame, appearance anxiety, and self-disgust. Blacks did worse when the test was described as test of intelligence: strongest effects seen when, stigmatized identity is made salient in the situation (ex. being only woman in a math class) Identity is chronically salient due to high stigma consciousness or high identification with the group: task is characterized as a diagnostic measure of an ability for which one"s group is stereotypes as being inferior. Individuals are led to believe that their performance is going to be compared with that of members of the group stereotypes as superior on the task. If the difficulties and challenges are reinterpreted as normal challenges faced by everyone, they perform better.