The hillary clinton effect: When the same role model inspires or fails to inspire improved performance under stereotype threat

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 447-459

  Taylor, Cheryl A ^a   Lord, Charles G ^a   McIntyre, Rusty B ^b   Paulson, René M ^c  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

attribution; role models; stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958704189     PISSN: 13684302     EISSN: 14617188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368430210382680     Document Type: Article

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