What is Stereotype Threat?

[@hollytaylor932]

It's crazy how deeply imbedded these social stereotypes are- to the point where they can affect people like this. Also, you are a great youtube educator- can't believe you're not getting way more views!

[@conjecturemm]

Holly Taylor Yeah, it's powerful. And thank you :)

[@conjecturemm]

It has come to my attention that while stereotype threat has not been "disproven," there are some more current studies which cast doubt on its intensity and validity. As with all science and science communication, please do not ever take anything 100% for granted-strive to consult sources and learn more on your own :)

[@arjunvenkat4218]

***** , I have subscribed to you since the Vsauce, CGP Grey, and Vlog Brothers imitation, and I have to say, you are a great KZbin educator. I think you definitely deserve more subscribers!

[@conjecturemm]

Thanks for sticking around and the nice words, I appreciate it :)

[@arjunvenkat4218]

No problem. :)

[@tankstudios]

That's mind blowing. Really well articulated. I somehow got here as a related video to one of my own. Pleasantly surprised at the quality, good job!

[@conjecturemm]

LaughTank Thanks! Yeah, it's crazy

[@JulianPratley]

Really interesting video - this is why I love psychology!

[@conjecturemm]

Julian Pratley Thanks! And yeah, it's great.

[@jenny090489]

Hey! I saw this video on the Creator Channel playlist, and I am glad I did! Really interesting stuff.

[@conjecturemm]

+jenny090489 Thanks!

[@kelseygrace6317]

Just had to watch this for my college psychology class assignment, and wow this was interesting! Thanks for the perspective!

[@conjecturemm]

+Kelsey Monaghan that's so cool that it was used for a class!! Glad it helped :)

[@melissadoberstein737]

Matt....very interesting and i think this research needs to be shared more!

[@conjecturemm]

Melissa Doberstein Thanks! And so do I

[@Thenomnomfairy]

I took the SAT on the 14th of March, and the way they moved it was simply after the first (of 10) 25 minute section. At least, that's what I can recall. However im taking it again in June (ah the joyous junior year), so I'll double check. But it definitely wasn't after the last part, once that section was completely finished, so was the test. Perhaps their research is still under way, and the first section is to be used as a control group, and then the following with potential stereotype threat still a factor? Interesting video though, I had no idea this was even a thing, let alone to such a degree of a problem it is.

[@amandabalogh7131]

Saying as I'll be taking the SAT next school year, I'm very glad to hear that they moved that. This is really interesting (even though it's not really a good thing).

[@conjecturemm]

Yeah, there are many things that are fascinating! ... ly bad. But fascinating nonetheless. Good luck!

[@SaloniMore]

This video really cleared the concept for me. Thanks!

[@andrewniedziela]

Awesome video! Really deep.

[@conjecturemm]

Andrew N Thanks!

[@SameDaySharpening]

Great video! You're on your way to becoming the next Vsauce!

[@conjecturemm]

Jeremiah T That'd be insane. Thanks :)

[@maxnishida2166]

Wow this was crazy I never heard anything like this before. They should talk about these studies more.

[@conjecturemm]

Max Nishida Right?

[@maxnishida2166]

Absolutely!

[@JontyLevine]

Great video. This should be more widely known. Also, Under 300 Club, yay!

[@conjecturemm]

***** Thanks! And yeah, I was surprised this was even a thing when I first learned it.

[@josephp.967]

It is unfortunate that stereotypes still exist to this day, but when it comes to SAT's which hundreds upon hundreds of students take to get to better universities, that's pretty surprising. I haven't taken an SAT. The furthest I got was when I took the PSAT but I do not remember that section being a part of that test, or I must have forgotten since I took it several years back. For some or the majority, stereotypes exist naturally inside our minds but that doesn't mean we can't change our outlook and what we say toward that group of people. Thanks for the information!

[@conjecturemm]

+Joseph Palka we can always change! Thanks

[@sunn7045]

Woah! Glad the SAT people did that!

[@conjecturemm]

Sunny Cai It took a lot of lobbying but at least some good came out of it!

[@AmbroseReed]

This is so interesting.

[@Drdragonflz]

Thank you for making this!

[@conjecturemm]

Drdragonflz Thanks for commenting!

[@lloydgush]

That's weird, we are reminded of our conditions all the time. During a test your own hands constantly tell you your skin color, size of hand (if it's mainly or not, chubby or not, hairy or not), even the pen/accessories tell us a lot about ourselves. Just re-check the study, see if it has been repeated/reproduced.

[@conjecturemm]

True. Maybe because we see our hands all the time we don't think about it, but when we are asked to confirm it ourselves we think about it more. Not sure though, that was a guess.

[@JakeHasAnApple]

I have never heard of this before, it's really interesting to see how this works. I definitely hope to talk about it in my next psych class as I'm getting a psych minor in University. And I'll even have a jumpstart with it cause of your video :D

[@conjecturemm]

+JakeHasAnApple do itttt!

[@dontegoodridge9659]

I LOVED THIS VIDEO THANKS

[@ToadenK]

find you on the creator playlist . .. . these studies are always interesting. I don't think there should be any race identification.

[@conjecturemm]

+Toaden K well race identification helps colleges know how many of which demographic are coming in, but there's no reason putting it at the end of the test should negatively impact performance.

[@ToadenK]

I never had to take SATs or other tests like that. . . . I've even been accepted into several colleges (and went to college) and grad school without taking it.

[@conjecturemm]

yeah my college doesn't look at SAT scores, either

[@Weretooth]

Interesting, nice video

[@conjecturemm]

Weretooth Thanks!

[@Macieks300]

Why would they need the information of your race on the SATs in the first place. I live in Poland and we are not required to state race in any formal documents such as ID cards or for that matter Maturas.

[@conjecturemm]

+Macieks300 probably just so the gov has more info to use as they wish.

[@virtlink]

Why does the SAT even have to ask about your race? That's personal information with no relevance to the test whatsoever. It's like asking your sexual preference, or favorite color. Probably for their own selfish reasons: their statistics. I would pressure them to remove such irrelevant questions altogether.

[@conjecturemm]

Virtlink I can't blame them for wanting statistics to know which races, regions, genders, etc. are taking their test. Similar to why college apps have it. But I can blame them for putting it at the beginning when research proves that hurts people.

[@KokuzumaHatena]

I think the problem is there. If we stop the statistics between "races" (or ethicities), there wouldn't even be a study or a test that could spread the threat of the stereotype and, which will limit (or even erase) this effect. Personally, I live in France, and this is what we did, and I see that racist acts, discriminations and gaps have really decreased.

[@sammmysam1291]

Awesome video

[@conjecturemm]

Thanks!

[@reflections509]

oops nvm its working now :)

[@fovlsbane]

You could google about this, but female chess players do worse facing male opponents if they know theyre male, play face to face vs playing with a computer controlled by a man.

[@conjecturemm]

+Eisentoeter I've heard about that! Yeah it exists in so many dimensions

[@R4V3-0N]

What's an SAT?

[@conjecturemm]

R4V3-0N It's a test that American high school students (usually) have to take to prove to colleges how smart they are. However many people, myself included, think they really don't show anything and just increase problems, like economic divide between classes.

[@R4V3-0N]

***** Alright. Here we have NCEA. Which are tests taking in NCEA level 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. NCEA level 1, 2, and 3. are year 11, 12, 13 ('grade') and are the last 3 years of highschool here. NCEA level 4 and 5 are pretty much university / collage stuff. All tests you do at these years gather credits a video game character when you get X credits you pass the year. (You need 10 literacy and 10 numeracy credits to pass the year in Yr 11, in Yr 12 due to math no longer being mandatory it's only literacy, and in Yr 13 neither is mandatory). Also for each test your graded on gives 4 grades. NA : Not Achieved. A: Achieved. M: Achieved with Merit Endorsement. E: Achieved with Excellence Endorsement. You can also get lows and highs of said grades like in USA how you have an A+ or A-. When you get say 50 merit credits you pass the year with merit endorsement. Get 50 Excellence and same thing. get say 30 merit and 20 excellence you get merit endorsement as excellence counts as merit as well. Getting an endorsement on the year is important as future schools/ university and your employers will be focused on what you got in high school and see your strengths and weaknesses (ie: your amazing in maths, got straight excellence, but you are poor in English with some achieves and not achieves). So in New Zealand I assume we have a 'similar' thing to your SAT test but it shows us our abilities and subject choices throughout the years of school and less stressful and more efficient time wise as we do not need to retake a stressful test on stuff we already did tests in the past?

[@conjecturemm]

R4V3-0N Hmm, this is interesting. But I think this system, like mine, might place too much emphasis on what people are able to do in High School. People develop and learn and grow in high school, and (I think) don't reach their potential until much later. For example, I doubt I would have been able to run my channel in HS, so that would not have been indicative of my skill.

[@R4V3-0N]

***** True, But some tests are not strictly 'stressful' (I think). Even in tests that are not in my strong suit subject. I feel at ease as I go through them. Also if you're really close to the next grade you get the option to go to a marker with your test and find if you did something incorrect. correct it and you get the next grade. Another thing is a Resubmission. Pretty much you take an hour (or less, depends) to go through your assessment and rewrite or edit portions of it. This is more specific to things like English writting assesments and such. Obviously things like this do not apply to some other subjects and isn't as common. Last form of improving your grade is to do a Resit, You have to do the test (slightly altered if it's things like science, maths, etc. to prevent you memorizing previous questions) . For the NCEA end of year external tests (I think it is similar to finals in USA?) If you are feeling ill or suffering from an injury or family greiving or anything along those lines. You get to go and say before hand (earlier the better) that you are not feeling that up to the test and that when you do the tests and exams that your marking will also take into consideration of your past work that year to give you a derived grade. OR if your pretty bad/ out of it (let's say you recovering from surgery and is hospitalized) then you do not need to sit the exam and you will get a derived grade. Through out the year you get practice exams that are not worth credits at the time but help you practice for the real exam. However these tests are also used as evidence for the end of year exams for derived grade. As well as other things and notes your teachers may have. That and also my school has a careers office which can help students find the right track to their chosen career and help you at what subject to take, what is best for you. Any questions of said job, and also if you want to go to an ICT courses. Pretty much you skip 50% of your days in school for multiple weeks or months to go learn at say... Polytech, A flight school, etc. That is involved in your field you are aiming for. This also counts for credits. We also have student support which pretty much help resolve any issues with bullying, depression, mental problems, stress, etc. High school in general sucks, as normally that confused young man or women looking over the horizon with lack of experience doesn't know what to do with their life and realize to late that they made a mistake. But compared to what I know about French, German, British, Russian, Serbian, and US high schools. New Zealand has quite a bit of improvement in those years of life to support said student and there are always opportunities in NZ to change your focus career. (I know quite a bit of the education system in NZ in specifically as I went to a number of guest speakers and other things... My mother when she came to new zealand with me and my father. we were in the negatives in the banks already and have no qualifications to apply in New Zealand. but through persistance they didn't give up and learned and found jobs and kept improving upon them and kept working hard until now we're above average in economics over a normal NZ citizen or a US citizen and currently my Mother is a team leader in Wyama as a heavy sheet metal welder and my Father currently works for an expensive bus company as a part time driver and such. We also have around a dozen Rental properties as well. If my parents could do that with not even basic understanding of english at first with no qualifications then I think someone who is able to speak english and have qualifications could do the same and then some.

[@MsKatame]

I've heard this in the context of blond women. Is that a stereotype in the US as well? That blond women are dumb, I mean. In Germany, there's an entire Genre of jokes called 'Blondinenwitz' that portrait blond women as basically to stupid to live. Even though no one really believes it, those jokes make me very much not amused. Btw sorry for not commenting earlier. I've been 'slacking' on my KZbin and am currently catching up. So there will probably be some comments coming up the vids you did after this one ;D

[@conjecturemm]

MsKatame Yeah there's the dumb blond stereotype here, though I think it really applies to people high schoolers would consider popular. And glad to see you're back :)

[@louisng114]

I wear glasses, so I am smart.

[@fastenough7299]

And ugly

[@louisng114]

and able to ignore trolls

[@apurbabiswas7218]

3:16 That was great! Nice content btw. Subscription earnt!

[@pinklady167]

thanks, helped for my psy class, ....youuuuuuu talk soooo fast, you should try to rap, dude

[@conjecturemm]

glad it helped! And lol, I just try to keep good diction :)

[@pinklady167]

are you studying psy as well? haha yeah your diction is close to eminem's diction ^^keep on

[@conjecturemm]

Haha perf. Yes, studying psychology and education!

[@pinklady167]

ok cool, seeing forward to listen to some more rap skilled psyvideos haha :)

[@bethgorden3084]

Interesting but you talk way too fast.