Stereotype Threat Variables

This investigation aims to determine if the stereotype of brunettes being more intelligent and academic has an effect in the way they recall positive words regarding themselves. The presupposition being that brunette participants will recall more positive words regarding their hair colour in comparison to redheads on a recall task. It is proposed that brunettes are dependable and smart whereas redheads are feisty and untrustworthy (Hairfinder, n.d.). Results from a study show that brunettes are proven to be more successful and academic in comparison to other hair colours (Hairfinder, n.d.). This investigation is a Quantitative Observational Design as there is a pre-existing variable of hair colour; which was investigated in relation to the dependent variable of positive words on a recall task. As the data was formed from a recall task the data obtained is Objective Quantitative and is free from bias; due to the results being verifiable and unable to be manipulated as well as that the results are not the participant’s personal thoughts, feelings or emotions as it was based on their ability to recall list items. The results were measured by comparing the mean and median scores in the form a summary table and a column graph in order to obtain a visual

Stereotype threat is when a person who belongs to a group that has previously been negatively stereotyped unintentionally lets their self- doubt affect their performance, thereby positively confirming the negative stereotype about that said group. An example of this would be how white males who are taking a math test perform worse when they believe they are competing against Asian males taking the same test. Test validity refers to the ability in which a test accurately measures what it is proposing to measure. For example, if a teacher tells her class they are going to be tested on addition, problems like 5+5= and 10+10= would yield valid test results. However, if the questions were 5x5= and 10x10=, the results of the test would hold no validity,

Stereotype threat inclusion/omission: whether including or omitting information that could potentially indicate gender bias would affect performance.

In todays modern world, stereotype threats are seen widely, yet are not spoken about very often. Darnell Rock Reporting is a book published in 1994 by Dean Myers, which focuses on a seventh grader by the name of Darnell Rock who attends Oakdale High School. Darnell Rock is a student who is known for being a troublemaker and spends most of the time at the principal’s office. Since he is known for being a bad kid, people stereotype him as if that is all he is good for. Darnell meets a man by the name of Sweeby who is homeless and along with Darnell Sweeby is also stereotyped. Although both Darnell and Sweeby are stereotyped in a negative way, both of them end the story with a positive outcome.

The first experiment conducted by Devine and colleagues conducted a well thought out experiment in terms of their technique. In all three studies the authors’ randomly assigned the participants to the experiments increasing the ability to generalize this sample to a larger population. In addition, the participants were asked to freely respond to the question, providing a more accurate knowledge of stereotypes because no cues were provided to influence the subjects’ knowledge. The anonymity of the participants also allows subjects to freely provide information without being judged resulting in an easier access to their private thoughts. Alternatively, in all three studies the authors recruited a number of white participants. This may produce bias in their results as stereotypes and prejudice towards blacks have historical roots in their culture. In the first study, the list of traits do not completely capture

Another key attribute of a student-athlete that I enjoy associating with is leadership qualities. Being a student-athlete is a very difficult task because our days start early and end late at night due to having workouts, classes, practices, and homework. According to the Understanding Our Social Identities Chart, showed me that student-athletes are often negatively viewed by society. A typical stereotype for a student-athlete is thinking that we do not have to get good grades because our school is paid for. In reality, if we do not maintain good grades then our school will no longer be funded

When social psychologist Claude Steele began writing about the problem of stereotype threats in the 1990s, many other researchers began to do the same thing. Steele offered that when members of certain groups can be stereotyped in a negative way, they will be seen “through the lens of diminishing stereotypes and low expectations” (1999, p.44). According to Kassin, Fein, and Markus, stereotype threat is defined as “The experience of concern about being evaluated based on negative stereotypes about one’s group.” Steele concluded that stereotype threat can be achieved in two ways: reactions to “threat in the

Is it possible that the way society sees a group can influence how that group performs on tests of intelligence? According to the Stereotype Threat Theory, it can. Stereotype Threat Theory “refers to the conscious or unconscious belief that one belongs to a group stereotypically known for specific performance deficits. The hypothesis is that these beliefs lead to suboptimal performance on tasks specific to the stereotype” (Stoet 94). Stereotype threat leads to a large gap between privileged, un-stereotyped groups and affected groups in society with regards to jobs, education, and social interactions. This gap comes from stereotyped groups feeling they need to act in the way society tells them to, creating societal “chains” on these groups, essentially an unstated law telling them what they can and cannot do. This is because stereotype threat causes groups to identify with what society provides their status to be Experiments show commonly stereotyped groups perform worse on intellectual tests they are told their group generally does bad on. Therefore, commonly stereotyped groups suffer from the stereotype threat on intellectual tests.

Emergency!!!! Danger is near!! Dangers of stereotyping to be exact. There are 3 topics for my reasoning as stereotyping is a dangerous social bias. The three topics that are going to be used are “things fall apart, aria memoirs of a bilingual child, and the theme for English B.” These topics will show my argument about stereotyping.

Stereotype threats, as shown in many studies, impact the performance in solving complicated mathematical issues for women (Krendl, Richeson, Kelley & Heatherton, 2007), the rating of athletic performance and game intelligence of Caucasian and African American basketball players (Stone, Perry, & Darley, 1997), or the test results of African- American student athletes in cognitive tasks

I have been stereotyped many times in the past but one of the most distinct stereotyping that was done to me was by a stranger while I was at work. I work at Discount Drug Mart, where I am required to wear a name tag with my first name and last initial on it. While I was ringing a customer out, the man asked me what my last name was. I told the man my last name, only for him to reply with “Oh your last name is McKenna? You’ve got to be Irish. You’re gonna be an alcoholic in the future”. I was stunned by his response and left speechless. This complete stranger had made a bold accusation about my own future solely based on my last name and ethnicity.

The second connection I made was to an assignment I wrote for my LBST class titled "Fighting Stereotype Stigmas." Groups of people negatively stereotype other groups to enhance their image. Stereotypes are dangerous because not everyone in a certain group fit the stereotype. Stereotypes are one contribution to genocide. This is because people believe that all individuals in a certain race or group fit the stereotype. Most of these stereotypes are negative, which lead to hatred and inferior attitudes towards groups. I learned now to not believe that everyone in a certain group fits the stereotype. I now see people in a group as having individual characteristics and giving everyone an equal chance to show who they really are before jumping

There have been many studies on stereotype threat and self-esteem and their negative effects on task performance. These studies have focused primarily on minorities such as women, blacks, Latinos and Asians and have found that stereotype threat and self-esteem have influenced negatively in task performance. Steele (1997) investigated how self-esteem and stereotype threat affects task performance and has found that most of task failures have to do with the individual social environment. For instance, a study was conducted in which black students completed a difficult task with either a black or white experimenter. The task was described as intelligent test (Steele & Aronson, 1995). When the experimenter was white, the student performed more

In the article Stereotype Threat Among Women in Finance: Negative Effects on Identity, Workplace Well-Being, and Recruiting, written by Courtney von Hippel, Denise Sekaquaptewa, and Matthew McFarlane, it discusses the struggles of women who are in predominantly male trades. It focuses on how little women are valued in certain fields, finance being an example. And in result of this treatment, women are less likely to recruit other women into the field. The article also talks a lot about stereotype threat, which is the fear of confirming a negative stereotype about a group which someone belongs to. The self-fulfilling prophecy also correlates closely because it says that people who are treated a certain way, for example women in finance, as if they don’t have the capabilities to do the job, may not perform as well, or as stated in the article may quit, due to their treatment (406).

There are differences between what is considered to be prejudice and what discrimination is. Prejudice is identified as a typically negative attitude that is directed towards an individual 's social status, or group. Discrimination is reported as completing a negative act, or acts, towards a group, or individuals in a group, on the bias of the same reason or reasons. Given what is known, or inferred, about prejudice and discrimination, it can be related back to how LGBT associates are effected within athletic fields. Understanding the terminology, methods of research, development, and corrective/preventive procedures are well discussed in the field of Social Psychology.