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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology

Background:

  • Stereotype threat research links negative stereotypes to performance decrements.
  • Regulatory fit theory suggests goal-achievement congruence enhances performance.
  • Previous work connected stereotype threat and regulatory fit via loss minimization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of regulatory fit on performance in a stereotype threat context.
  • To examine how matching or mismatching task goals with stereotype type influences performance.
  • To explore the moderating role of working memory capacity in regulatory fit effects.

Main Methods:

  • Non-expert, non-Black participants performed a golf putting task.
  • Task framed as diagnostic of athletic ability (negative stereotype) or sports intelligence (positive stereotype).
  • Participants aimed to either maximize points (gain goal) or minimize losses (loss goal).

Main Results:

  • Participants performed better when their task stereotype and goal were congruent (regulatory fit).
  • Regulatory fit was associated with increased attention to performance-enhancing strategies.
  • Individuals with high working memory capacity showed significantly worse performance under regulatory mismatch.

Conclusions:

  • Regulatory fit can mitigate stereotype threat effects by optimizing attentional focus.
  • Strategic alignment of goals and stereotypes is crucial for performance.
  • High working memory capacity may exacerbate negative effects of regulatory mismatch.