Stereotype threat undermines intellectual performance by triggering a disruptive mental load

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 721-731

  Croizet, Jean Claude ^a,d   Després, Gérard ^a   Gauzins, Marie Eve ^a   Huguet, Pascal ^b   Leyens, Jacques Philippe ^c   Méot, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cognitive ability; Heart rate variability; Mental load; Stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STEREOTYPING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 2442455612     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167204263961     Document Type: Article

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