The role of prevention focus under stereotype threat: Initial cognitive mobilization is followed by depletion

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1239-1251

  Ståhl, Tomas ^a   Van Laar, Colette ^a   Ellemers, Naomi ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Performance; Regulatory focus; Stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868660771     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027678     Document Type: Article

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