Stereotype susceptibility in children (ARTICLE)

Question 1

Author

Answer 1

Ambady, N., Shih, M., Kim, A., & Pittinsky, T. L.

Question 2

Title

Answer 2

Stereotype susceptibility in children: Effects of identity activation on quantitative performance.

Question 3

research question

Answer 3

How does the activation of social identities associated with stereotypes affect children’s quantitative performance

Question 4

methods

Answer 4

Asian-American children aged 5-13.

Randomly assigned to one of three conditions:

Ethnicity-primed (positive math stereotype for Asians).

Gender-primed (negative math stereotype for girls).

Control (no identity activation).

Children completed math tasks after their assigned identity was subtly activated

Question 5

findings

Answer 5

Children performed better on math tasks when their Asian identity was activated.

Girls performed worse on math tasks when their gender identity was activated.
(young girls did better, chauvanism/stereotype awareness)