On Interpreting Stereotype Threat as Accounting for African American-White Differences on Cognitive Tests

American Psychologist

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-13

  Sackett, Paul R ^a   Hardison, Chaitra M ^a   Cullen, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTELLIGENCE TEST; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MASS MEDIUM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLISHING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNICATION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MASS MEDIA; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLISHING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STEREOTYPING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0742303710     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.59.1.7     Document Type: Article

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