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Claude Steele on NPR: ‘Whistling Vivaldi’ And Beating Stereotype

Link to article/audio on a study where women taking a math test will perform worse when reminded that women aren't expected to do well in math. Social psychologist Claude Steele calls this an example of the "stereotype threat." In his book, Whistling Vivaldi, he lays out a plan to reshape those expectations.

NPR. April 12, 2010. Heard on Talk of the Nation.

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