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Title: Luisa knows that a stereotype exists that women have poor quantitative skills. Although Luisa ...
Post by: nicolehetman on Nov 1, 2021
Luisa knows that a stereotype exists that women have poor quantitative skills. Although Luisa actually enjoys math and is rather good at it, when her professor hands her an exam he says, "Do your best." The awareness of the stereotype coupled with a desire to disprove the stereotype led to increased pressure on Luisa, causing her to perform worse on the exam than she customarily would. Which social psychology concept summarizes Luisa's predicament?

▸ Ingroup favoritism

▸ Stereotype threat

▸ Outgroup homogeneity

▸ Discrimination


Title: Luisa knows that a stereotype exists that women have poor quantitative skills. Although Luisa ...
Post by: georgetine2 on Nov 1, 2021
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