image: A) and b) practice blocks: participants categorize only stimuli from the target categories (gender) or the attribute categories (math vs. reading) separately. C) and d) critical blocks: participants categorize stimuli from both target and attribute categories, one at a time, with two categories each mapped on one of two response buttons in stereotype-congruent (c) vs. stereotype-incongruent pairings (d). view more
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Children's stereotypes about math as a male pursuit can be altered by even brief stories which counter or perpetuate them
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0271396
Article Title: Exposure to stereotype-relevant stories shapes children’s implicit gender stereotypes
Author Countries: Netherlands, U.S.A., Canada
Funding: This research was supported by a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada grant to A.S.B at the University of British Columbia (# 435-2013-0286 and #895-2016-2011). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. No authors received salary directly from the funding agencies.
Journal
PLOS One
Article Title
Exposure to stereotype-relevant stories shapes children’s implicit gender stereotypes
Article Publication Date
3-Aug-2022
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.