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Stereotype Threat: How Hidden Biases Sabotage Your Success

Stereotype Threat: How Hidden Biases Sabotage Your Success

Introduction and Definition of Stereotype Threat Stereotype threat is defined as the apprehension experienced by members of a group who fear their behavior might confirm a negative cultural stereotype about their group. This psychological phenomenon, first systematically studied by social psychologists Claude Steele and Joshua Aronson in the early 1990s, fundamentally illustrates how situational pressures, […]

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