November 10, 2025Social InfluenceOpen Access

When blatant stereotype threat manipulations fail: participant skepticism, perceptions of experimenter bias, and anticipation of performance used for evaluation

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Four studies revealed participants' skepticism about stereotype threat in women, suggesting it may influence performance outcomes.

Performance did not differ significantly under stereotype threat conditions, revealing skepticism's role in women’s perception of gender differences.
Participants perceived the experimenter's beliefs about gender differences more strongly than their own beliefs, indicating doubt about stereotype threat effects.
Analysis focused on the relationship between skepticism, performance anticipation, and stereotyped beliefs in gender-related tasks.
These findings highlight the importance of considering participant beliefs when examining stereotype threat and its effects.

Seitchik et al. (2025) studied this question.

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