Stereotype threat, inquiring about test takers' ethnicity and gender, and standardized test performance

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 665-693

  Stricker, Lawrence J ^a   Ward, William C ^a  

^a EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 3542991460     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2004.tb02564.x     Document Type: Review

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