Explain the Term Stereotype Threat, and Give an Example of a Stereotype

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Essay

Explain the term stereotype threat, and give an example of a stereotype threat that applies to sex differences.

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Definitions:

Self-Serving Bias

A cognitive bias that involves individuals attributing their successes to internal or personal factors while attributing failures to external or situational factors.

Card Players

Individuals who engage in playing card games, either as a hobby or competitively.

Skill and Luck

Components influencing success in various tasks, where skill is the ability to perform tasks well through experience and training, and luck refers to success determined by chance.

Social-Cognitive Theories

A framework for understanding, predicting, and changing human behavior that emphasizes the interaction of cognitive, behavioral, and environmental factors.