Even Positive Stereotypes Can Hinder Performance, University of Illinois Study

4/25/2012 7:34:53 AM

Does hearing that you are a member of an elite group -- of chess players, say, or scholars -- enhance your performance on tasks related to your alleged area of expertise? Not necessarily, say researchers who tested how sweeping pronouncements about the skills or likely success of social groups can influence children's performance.

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