See Your Way to Success: Imagery Perspective Influences Performance under Stereotype Threat

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rea, Jessica Nicole
Language:	English
Published:	The Ohio State University / OhioLINK 2015
Subjects:	Social Psychology Experimental Psychology Psychology Gender stereotype threat visual imagery perspective performance gender STEM social psychology
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1429717552

id	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu1429717552
record_format	oai_dc
spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu14297175522021-08-03T06:30:31Z See Your Way to Success: Imagery Perspective Influences Performance under Stereotype Threat Rea, Jessica Nicole Social Psychology Experimental Psychology Psychology Gender stereotype threat visual imagery perspective performance gender STEM social psychology Women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields may experience negative outcomes due to the threat of the stereotype that women are not as good at math as men. When encountering this threat, what might allow women to protect themselves against it? This dissertation investigates how manipulating the visual perspective (own 1st-person vs. observer’s 3rd-person) used to visualize a past success could inoculate women against stereotype threat. First, I outline how stereotype threat occurs, detailing how information about the ingroup (i.e., women), the ability (i.e., math skills), and the self combines in order to create a fear of confirming the negative stereotype against one’s group. Then, I outline a model of visual imagery perspective, arguing that third-person (vs. first-person) imagery can facilitate processing where people integrate the imagined event with their broader sense of self. Therefore, I argue that visualizing a past math success from the third-person (vs. first-person) perspective can protect women against stereotype threat by connecting the success with their broad sense of self, thereby allowing them to perform as well as if they had encountered no stereotype threat.Next, I describe the method and results of two experiments that show support for the idea that third-person (vs. first-person) imagery can protect women against stereotype threat in the context of STEM skills. The first experiment takes place in a naturally-occurring math classroom, while the second experiment controls for more environmental factors by taking place in a psychology laboratory. Both experiments manipulate the visual imagery perspective (first- vs. third-person) used to imagine a past math success before encountering a math test, which is manipulated to be framed as provoking stereotype threat or not, which is then measured for performance. The results of both experiments are discussed in detail, along with recommendations for future research to clarify the results of these two studies.Finally, I integrate the results of the present research with existing theories and findings in stereotype threat and imagery perspective, then describe potential applications for these findings in order to help improve the performance and experience of women in STEM. 2015-05-19 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1429717552 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1429717552 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
collection	NDLTD
language	English
sources	NDLTD
topic	Social Psychology Experimental Psychology Psychology Gender stereotype threat visual imagery perspective performance gender STEM social psychology
spellingShingle	Social Psychology Experimental Psychology Psychology Gender stereotype threat visual imagery perspective performance gender STEM social psychology Rea, Jessica Nicole See Your Way to Success: Imagery Perspective Influences Performance under Stereotype Threat
author	Rea, Jessica Nicole
author_facet	Rea, Jessica Nicole
author_sort	Rea, Jessica Nicole
title	See Your Way to Success: Imagery Perspective Influences Performance under Stereotype Threat
title_short	See Your Way to Success: Imagery Perspective Influences Performance under Stereotype Threat
title_full	See Your Way to Success: Imagery Perspective Influences Performance under Stereotype Threat
title_fullStr	See Your Way to Success: Imagery Perspective Influences Performance under Stereotype Threat
title_full_unstemmed	See Your Way to Success: Imagery Perspective Influences Performance under Stereotype Threat
title_sort	see your way to success: imagery perspective influences performance under stereotype threat
publisher	The Ohio State University / OhioLINK
publishDate	2015
url	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1429717552
work_keys_str_mv	AT reajessicanicole seeyourwaytosuccessimageryperspectiveinfluencesperformanceunderstereotypethreat
_version_	1719438136545640448

See Your Way to Success: Imagery Perspective Influences Performance under Stereotype Threat

Similar Items