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Claude Steele

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American social psychologist known for research on identity, stereotyping and academic achievement.

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Birth Date
1946-01-01 1
Birth Year
1946 1
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 1
Nationality / Culture
American 1
Defining Contribution
With Joshua Aronson, demonstrated stereotype threat in 1995, showing that awareness of a negative stereotype about one's own group can itself undermine performance on a task where that stereotype is relevant. 2
Notable Work
Stereotype threat theory 1
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Social Psychology, Branches of Psychology
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Theories and Concepts Developed

Stereotype Threat Theory, Theories and Concepts
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Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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American social psychologists
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He is best known for his work on stereotype threat and its application to minority student academic performance.
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2. Wikipedia: Stereotype Threat
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Stereotype threat is a situational predicament in which people are or feel themselves to be at risk of conforming to stereotypes about their social group.
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