Stereotype threat

profiles of eight key research findings that point to environmental and social barriers — including stereotypes, gender bias, and the climate of science and engineering departments in colleges and universities — that continue to block women’s progress in STEM. The report also includes statistics on girls’ and women’s achievement and participation in these areas and offers new ideas for what each of us can…

In regards to stereotype threat, I wonder if there is any concise way to combat the phenomena, or reduce the effects. Specifically, I think that the stereotype threat will not be as effective if individual being targeted is aware or conscious about the phenomenon. This is in comparison to an individual who experiences the threat, without actively knowing about the concept of a stereotype threat. The effect of this particular phenomena essentially stems from the Yerkes-Dodson law, where the…

Stereotype threat is a condition where individuals have a fear of being judge because of a negative stereotype about their racial, ethnic, gender or cultural group. Stereotype threat not only affects disadvantaged groups (Hispanics, blacks, females, etc.) but is also becoming more prevalent among individuals who are considered to be part of high-status groups (White males). Stereotypes will exist in the workplace no matter what, despite hiring non-prejudiced individuals for management positions.…

Stereotype: A Threat to Intellectual Identity and Performance According to Claude Steele and Joshua Aronson, one cause of the relatively poor achievement faced by African Americans in school and by women in math and science-related fields is stereotype threat. This theory is based on the assumption that school success results from self-identification with the school and its subdomains which entails sustained motivation. If this relationship isn’t formed or is broken, achievement may suffer.…

Stereotype threat is situation where individuals are at risk of confirming or accepting negative stereotype about their respective group. Stereotype threat research has become more popular in the science fields, especially in the psychology and neuroscience areas of focus. Stereotype threat research has broadened into several important focus areas. These focus areas of stereotype threat consist of academics, memory loss, and athletic and work-related performances. Stereotype threats typically…

Stereotype threat refers to the phenomenon members of a negatively stereotyped fear confirming these negative stereotypes associated with their group. In a situation related to the stereotype of one’s group, their fear of being judged stereotypically, or confirming a negative stereotype may hinder their performance by increasing their anxiety or providing a distraction from the task at hand by focusing on their fears instead. Additionally, group members may attempt to protect themselves by…

In the reading this week the impact of stereotype was discussed. The term “stereotype threat” is used to describe the phenomena that occur when groups that have negative stereotypes associated with them, feel the pressure to defy those associations and end up doing poorly on tests and other assignments. It seems contradictory to think that someone’s efforts in trying to defy a stereotype will somehow lead to a weaker performance. However, as the article points out, those studying are often not…

Validity and Stereotype Threat This summary will examine any validity issues found in “stereotype threat” research. First, it is important to outline the foundations of stereotype threat and its implications. Stereotype threat has become one of the most widely researched topics in social psychology (Derks, Inzlicht, & Kang, 2008; Schmader, Johns, & Forbes, 2008). The theory of stereotype threat asserts that stigmatized group members may underperform on diagnostic tests of ability through…

Appel, M., & Kronberger, N. (2012). Stereotypes and the achievement gap: Stereotype threat prior to test taking. Educational Psychology Review, 24(4), 609-635. doi:10.1007/s10648-012-9200-4 PARAPHRASE THE MAIN IDEAS: Stereotype threat is a state of psychological discomfort that inhibits individuals to perform to their full ability. The threat mainly affects marginalized groups such as racial minorities, immigrants, and women who have large stereotypes placed upon them. Stereotype threat is…

the world have experienced different forms of stereotype threat for the color of their skin, their gender, and even their culture. In today's society, people are forced into categories that is used to define an individual for what they are capable of. When humankind is under a stereotype threat they are bounded by a mental thought to prove that individual threat inaccurate. Stereotype threat shouldn’t be used to define us, we must learn to defeat these threats and become our own person.…