A recent Radiolab broadcast revisited the topic of stereotype threat (ST) in light of recent concerns about the replicability of findings in psychology and the sciences more generally. The purpose of this post is to address the replication issue in relation to stereotype threat research. Replicating ST’s effect on women and math We start by noting that, for some time, …

  One night just before Thanksgiving several years ago, trying to go to bed early, I made the mistake of turning on Poor Kids a PBS Frontline documentary on childhood poverty. The story was about a white family, a single mom with 2 children—a 12-year-old son, Tyler, and a 10 year-old daughter, Cayley– living in a stark farmhouse on the …