Stereotype Threat: A Meta-Analysis Comparing African Americans to Hispanic Americans

    Authors

    J. T. Nadler;M. H. Clark

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Appl. Soc. Psychol.

    Keywords

    ADVANCED PROGRESSIVE MATRICES; WOMENS MATH PERFORMANCE; BLACK-AND-WHITE; SELF; RACE; GAP; Psychology, Social

    Abstract

    Stereotype threat theory posits an explanation for cognitive underperformance in groups based on social stereotypes. When stereotypes are negatively related to a cognitive task, awareness of this relationship leads to decreased performance on that task; however, this underperformance can be reduced by actively dismissing the stereotype or disguising the nature of the task. This meta-analysis examined the effects of stereotype threat nullification among African Americans and Hispanic Americans. There was a moderate improvement in scores for both African American and Hispanic Americans' performance when stereotype threat was nullified (d = 0.52). However, there were no differences between African Americans and Hispanic Americans or between the experimental methods used to create stereotype threats in terms of their effects on the outcomes.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Applied Social Psychology

    Volume

    41

    Issue/Number

    4

    Publication Date

    1-1-2011

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    872

    Last Page

    890

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000289640100006

    ISSN

    0021-9029

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