Anything women can do men can do better: An experiment examining the effects of stereotype threat on political knowledge and efficacy |
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Authors: | Scott Pruysers Julie Blais |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Political Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1S 5B6;2. Department of Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1S 5B6 |
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Abstract: | Negative stereotypes have been shown to create cognitive burdens that decrease intellectual performance in a number of tasks such as math and standardized tests. Applying a multidisciplinary approach and an experimental research design, this paper examines the effect of stereotype threat on political knowledge and political efficacy. A sample of 226 undergraduate students completed an online survey on political knowledge and efficacy. Participants were randomly assigned to a stereotype threat condition or a non-threat condition. Contrary to what was hypothesized, stereotype threat does not explain the political knowledge gap between men and women; men score significantly higher than women in both conditions. However, preliminary evidence suggests the presence of stereotype lift in men's sense of political efficacy. Men's political efficacy demonstrates a moderate increase in the stereotype threat condition while women's sense of efficacy does not change (d = .53). |
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Keywords: | Stereotype threat Gender Political knowledge Political efficacy Stereotype lift |
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