Arousal and stereotype threat

被引:182
作者
Ben-Zeev, T
Fein, S
Inzlicht, M
机构
[1] San Francisco State Univ, Dept Psychol, San Francisco, CA 94132 USA
[2] Williams Coll, Dept Psychol, Williamstown, MA 01267 USA
[3] NYU, Dept Appl Psychol, New York, NY USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
stereotype threat; arousal; social facilitation; misattribution;
D O I
10.1016/j.jesp.2003.11.007
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Seemingly insignificant features of the context can undermine the quantitative performance of skilled females-an effect attributed to stereotype threat. The present studies tested the hypotheses that stereotype threat triggers arousal, and that attributions about that arousal could moderate the effects of stereotype threat on performance. To examine whether arousal is triggered by stereotype threat, we conducted two experiments in which female participants were asked to take a math test under conditions of stereotype threat or not. In Study 1, women under stereotype threat performed better on an easy threat-irrelevant task, but worse on a difficult threat-irrelevant task than women not under threat. In Study 2, threatened women underperformed on a math test, but this underperformance was attenuated for women directed to misattribute their arousal. These results suggest that arousal-and how arousal is attributed-may play an important role in the debilitating effects of stereotype threat. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:174 / 181
页数:8
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