Not the Sum of Its Parts: Decomposing Implicit Academic Stereotypes to Understand Sense of Fit in Math and English

Sex Roles

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 25-39

  Gilbert, Patricia N ^a   O’Brien, Laurie T ^a   Garcia, Donna M ^b   Marx, David M ^c  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic Stereotypes; Gender Differences; Implicit Associations; Sense of Fit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912573264     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-014-0428-y     Document Type: Article

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