Stereotype Threat Inductions By Steele And Aronson

Perceptions of the tests were evaluated as measures of knowledge and intelligence using a modification of the check for stereotype threat inductions by Steele and Aronson. Steele and Aronson’s single-item measure began with an open-ended statement followed by three possible response options, and participants responded by choosing one of the options from the following: "The purpose of this experiment was to: (a) provide a genuine test of my abilities in order to examine personal factors involved in verbal ability; (b) provide a challenging test to examine factors involved in solving verbal problems; (c) present you with unfamiliar verbal problems to measure verbal learning" (Steele & Aronson, 1995).