Stereotype Threat Affects Financial Decision Making

Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1411-1416

  Carr, Priyanka B ^a   Steele, Claude M ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

decision making; gender differences; loss aversion; risk aversion; risk taking; stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REWARD; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STROOP TEST;

APTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PREJUDICE; PROBLEM SOLVING; REWARD; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STEREOTYPING; STROOP TEST;

EID: 78650034479     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610384146     Document Type: Article

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