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Psychology & Sociology (2013). Fighting the 'dumb jocks' stereotype. e! Science News.
http://esciencenews.com/articles/2013/04/22/fighting.dumb.jock.stereotype

This article is mainly about how researcher studied the concept of "stereotype threat." The theory of stereotype are self-fulfilling prophecies. How they can creates anxiety in the stereotyped group, causing them to behave in the expected way. Research tested 300 university athletes to prove if the theory is true or not.


Macsai D (2013). Play Without Stereotype. Time Ideas.
http://ideas.time.com/2013/03/14/10-big-ideas/slide/play-without-stereotypes/

This article is about how are kids being taught in the world of stereotypes. Boy don't born to know to be a tough man, girls aren't born to know wanting to be pretty. These knowledge are given from the child's parent, or peers to the child as the brain develops the understanding at the age of 3 to 4. The point of this article is to show, even parents itself taught their child stereotypes.



Psychology & Sociology (2009). Psyched out by steretpypes: IU research suggests thinking about the positive. e! Science News.
http://esciencenews.com/articles/2009/05/04/psyched.out.stereotypes.iu.research.suggests.thinking.about.positive

This article talked about cognitive scientist aware how of both the negative and positive related to performance of individuals. Robert J. Rydell, professor in the Department f Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University, focused of the topic of women and math ability affected by stereotype. Study had demonstrated how the negative stereotype encroached on working memory. As reading on to the article, it provides more detail on professor Rydell's study.