Research in science education has documented achievement gaps between men and women in math and physics that may reflect, in part, a response to perceived stereotype threat. Research efforts to reduce achievement gaps by mediating the impact of stereotype threat have found success with a short values-affirmation writing exercise. In biology and biochemistry, however, little attention has been p...

Rule-based information filtering systems maintain user profiles where the profile consists of a set of filtering rules expressing the user’s information filtering policy. Filtering rules may refer to various attributes of the data items subject to the filtering process. In personal rulebased filtering systems, each user has his/her own personal filtering rules. In stereotype rule-based filterin...

OBJECTIVE We investigated whether research on stereotype priming effects can increase understanding of binge drinking among young people. Four studies tested whether evaluations of the binge drinker stereotype have a direct and automatic effect on binge drinking behavior, and whether a self-regulation intervention can overcome stereotype effects on drinking behavior. METHODS Studies 1a and 1b...

This study investigates the post-performance effects of stereotype threat. Undergraduate students (N = 130) classified as either stronglyor weaklyidentified with academics were told a diagnostic anagram task either typically shows poorer performance for their gender (stereotype threat) or no gender differences (no stereotype threat), and received arbitrary positive or negative feedback on an in...

OBJECTIVES Research indicates that the most commonly held belief about deception is that people avert their gaze when lying. The present study assessed adult age-related differences in both the association between averted gaze and judgments of deception and the strength of the "deceiver stereotype." METHOD In Study 1, younger and older adult participants were required to decide if individuals...

Sex and age differences are particularly pronounced in car accidents. Current psychological research is exploring the relationship between risky driving and compliance with sex stereotypes, notably conformity with social expectations concerning masculinity. Some studies have already shown that sex stereotypes associated with driving (SSAD) may influence driving behaviors. The aim of this resear...