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The Negative Consequences of Threat: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Investigation of the Neural Mechanisms Underlying Women's Underperformance in Math.

A study was conducted using functional magnetic resonance imaging to identify the neural structures involved when women perform difficult math tasks both in the presence and in the absence of stereotype threat. Data were obtained from 28 right-handed, female students who were highly identified with...

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Published in:Psychological Science. Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 168 - 176
Main Authors: Krendl, Anne C., Richeson, Jennifer A., Kelley, William M., Heatherton, Todd F.
Format: Article
Published: HWW Temp February 2008
Subjects:
Psychology of women
Stereotypes
Brain function localization
Mathematics
Problem solving
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost