Steele & Aronson

Steele, C. M., & Aronson, J. (1995). Stereotype threat and the intellectual test performance of African Americans. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 69, 797-811.

1. Explain in your own words what the authors mean by the term “stereotype threat.”
2. How does stereotype threat operate? That is, from the authors’ perspective, in what way does stereotype threat influence African American individuals’ performance on standardized tests?
3. What were the basic findings of study 1? What were the basic findings of study 2? What were the basic findings of study 3? What were the basic findings of study 4?