Implicit social cognitions predict sex differences in math engagement and achievement

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1125-1156

  Nosek, Brian A ^a   Smyth, Frederick L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Implicit Association Test; implicit social cognition; math attitudes; math stereotypes; sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052608485     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0002831211410683     Document Type: Article

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