Stereotype Boost and Stereotype Threat Effects: The Moderating Role of Ethnic Identification

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 94-98

  Armenta, Brian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

ethnic identification; self categorization; stereotype boost; stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ASSOCIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; STEREOTYPE BOOST; STEREOTYPE THREAT; STEREOTYPY;

ASIAN AMERICANS; CUES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76449115243     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017564     Document Type: Article

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