A threat in the computer: The race implicit association test as a stereotype threat experience

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1611-1624

  Frantz, Cynthia M ^a   Cuddy, Amy J C ^b   Burnett, Molly ^c   Ray, Heidi ^c   Hart, Allen ^c  

^a OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Implicit Association Test; Implicit racial attitudes; Self affirmation; Stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOMETRY; RACE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; STEREOTYPING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 10044233049     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167204266650     Document Type: Article

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