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| − | "They failed because they were good at what they did: only those who care about how well they perform ever feel the pressure of stereotype threat. The usual prescription for failure--to work harder and take the test more seriously--would only make their problems worse."<ref>[ | + | "They failed because they were good at what they did: only those who care about how well they perform ever feel the pressure of stereotype threat. The usual prescription for failure--to work harder and take the test more seriously--would only make their problems worse."<ref>[http://www.gladwell.com/2000/2000_08_21_a_choking.htm The Art of Failure] - [[Malcolm Gladwell]]</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:27, September 25, 2010
"They failed because they were good at what they did: only those who care about how well they perform ever feel the pressure of stereotype threat. The usual prescription for failure--to work harder and take the test more seriously--would only make their problems worse."[1]