Math Question Type and Stereotype Threat: Evidence from Educational Settings
Davies, LC; Conner, M; Sedikides, C; Hutter, RRC · White Rose Research Online
The mere effort account of task performance posits that task evaluation apprehension leads to performance concerns, motivating task takers to do well and thus potentiating a dominant response. When applied to stereotype threat (ST), mere effort posits that ST motivates test-takers to disprove a stereotype, facilitating a prepotent solve response, augmenting …