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Women do better on math tests when they fake


Big Bad Voodoo

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http://io9.com/women-do-better-on-math-tests-when-they-fake-their-name-670082790

"These findings suggest that women's impaired math performance is often due to the threat of confirming a negative stereotype as being true of the self," conclude the researchers.

The researchers recommend the use of non-name identification procedures in testing, as well as coping strategies that "allow stigmatised individuals to disconnect their self from a threatening situation," which they say will disarm negative stereotypes.

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If you're found out to be one of those women who 'can do the math' it can be a negative experience as well. This might have a bearing on the issue as well.

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I like a women who can balance the check book.

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I never was any good at math, although all my aunts and there kids are

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