"Stereotype Threat" Refers to the Process by Which People Who

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Essay

"Stereotype threat" refers to the process by which people who belong to a particular group find themselves conforming to stereotypes about that group. An example of this is a study in which female chess players performed worse against male opponents if they were first informed of the stereotype that females were worse than males at chess. Analyze the impact of stereotype threat on the formation of the self.

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