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Breaking free of stereotype threat with Claude Steele
WorkLife with Adam Grant
The Threat of Confirming a Stereotype Can Interfere With Performance
The threat of confirming a stereotype is enough to interfere with working memory, executive function and also shift attention away from actually doing the task. It's remarkable that on the exact same test, just randomly assigning them to decouple their ability or their performance on that test from stereotypes about their group was enough to elevate their ultimate results.
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