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Intergroup Contact Theory: Past, Present, and Future

... positive contact is associated with reduced physiological threat responses to outgroup members (Blascovich et al., 2001), and ... Contact, perspective taking, and anxiety as predictors of stereotype endorsement, explicit attitudes, and implicit attitudes. Group ... / more

Reconsidering Race in the Genetic Era

... stereotypes , discrimination , in-group bias, stereotype threat , self-fulfilling prophecies, and a whole range of related issues. One ... / more

Are Stereotypes True?

... longer answer is no. Let me explain by focusing on the stereotype that women can’t do math. At first glance, this stereotype ... whether blonds are really dumb , is called  Stereotype Threat .  Stereotype threat  occurs when someone feels threatened by the ... / more

Are Blonds Really Dumb?

... series of experiments about the (North American) cultural stereotype of Blacks, she first demonstrated that both people who show high ... to Claude Steele’s and Joshua Aronson’s  Stereotype Threat Theory (1995), the thought of confirming a a negative stereotype ... / more

After Trayvon: The science of protecting innocent black men

... safe to assume that these men would not have been deemed a threat had they been white. Even in an age where an African-American man can be ... Asians, although even African-Americans showed a modest stereotype against their own racial group. This generalization obviously ... / more

Does it matter if people are aware of their implicit racial bias?

... because it offers an opportunity to confirm a negative stereotype (that White people are racist) which contrasts with how most ... M., Cuddy, A. J., Burnett, M., Ray, H., & Hart, A. (2004). A threat in the computer: The race implicit association test as a stereotype ... / more

What is c Factor, and Where Can I Get It?

... A study by Koenig and Eagly (2005) found that removing stereotype threat equalized men’s ability to be socially sensitive. In other words, ... / more

The Face of Leadership: How CEOs’ Facial Appearance Predicts Business Success

... suggests that Black individuals evoke greater feelings of threat than other groups (Alexander, Brewer, & Hermann, 1999; Alexander, ... M. G., Brewer, M. B., & Livingston, R. W. (2005). Putting stereotype content in context: Image theory and interethnic stereotypes . ... / more

Fair Enough? The Inequality Paradox, Inequality Awareness, and System Justification

... is unfair or illegitimate breeds uncertainty and existential threat in individuals [31] [32] [33]; therefore, in order to protect the self, ... is an example of system legitimization. According to the Stereotype Content Model, social groups are stereotyped along two ... / more

Just a compliment? Why positive gender stereotypes can be more harmful than they seem

... and this can cause them to experience a phenomenon called “stereotype threat” in situations where supposedly stereotypically masculine skills are ... / more