American social psychologist known for research on identity, stereotyping and academic achievement.
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BirthplaceChicago, Illinois, U.S. 1 Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionWith 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 WorkStereotype threat theory 1 Connections
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Originated the concept, with Joshua Aronson, in their 1995 studies of stereotype-based academic performance effects.
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Source Wikipedia: Claude Steele
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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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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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