Rising to the threat: Reducing stereotype threat by reframing the threat as a challenge

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 166-171

  Alter, Adam L ^a   Aronson, Joshua ^b   Darley, John M ^c   Rodriguez, Cordaro ^c   Ruble, Diane N ^d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appraisal; Challenge; Stereotype threat; Threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449632258     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.09.014     Document Type: Article

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