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657602 Nisbett, R. E. (2009). Intelligence and how to get it: Why schools and cultures count. New York, NY: Norton. Nussbaum, A. D., Logel, C., & Steele, C. M. (2012). The conflicting motives to disprove and avoid confirming negative stereotypes. Manuscript in preparation. Nussbaum, A. D., & Steele, C. M. (2007). Persistence in the face of adversity. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 4...

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