A lesson not to be learned? Understanding stereotype threat does not protect women from stereotype threat

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 199-213

  Tomasetto, Carlo ^a   Appoloni, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gender; Mathematics; Stereotype threat; Stereotype threat reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878781789     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-012-9210-6     Document Type: Article

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