Situated identity performance : understanding stereotype threat as a social identity phenomenon.

Stereotype threat or boost (STB) is a situational modifier of task performance that occurs when a group stereotype becomes relevant to the performance of a stereotype-relevant task. This dissertation aimed to re-imagine STB in light of social identity theory. Ten studies were undertaken that each ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Quayle, Michael Frank.
Other Authors: Reicher, Steven.
Language:en_ZA
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10413/5011