Why Do Women Underperform Under Stereotype Threat?

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• Publication year

  2005

• Venue

  Psychology Science

• Publication date

  2005-07-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1111/j.0956-7976.2005.01577.xPMID 16008792
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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