school psychologist, Columbia University provost, and the author of Whistling Vivaldi: And Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us
Claude Steele appears in the following:
Stereothreat
Thursday, November 23, 2017
Today, we look back at a story we ran almost a decade ago, run into an unfolding upheaval in the field of social psychology, and wonder what might happen to one of our favorite ideas.
How Stereotypes Affect Us
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Acclaimed social psychologist Claude Steele describes studies that show that exposing subjects to stereotypes—reminding female math majors about to take a test that women are considered inferior to men at math—impairs their performance. In Whistling Vivaldi: And Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us he sheds new light on a number of American social phenomena, from the racial and gender gaps in standardized test scores to the belief in the superior athletic prowess of black men.