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  • Social Psychology
  • Motor Learning

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  • Gender stereotypes can influence cognitive and motor task performance.
  • Stereotype threat and stereotype lift are psychological phenomena affecting performance.
  • The impact of gender stereotypes on motor task learning in men requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of stereotype threat and stereotype lift on men's balance task performance and learning.
  • To examine how gender stereotypes influence perceived competence in men performing a balance task.

Main Methods:

  • Forty-eight male participants were assigned to stereotype threat, stereotype lift, or control conditions.
  • Participants practiced a balance task after receiving gender-stereotype-based instructions.
  • Performance was assessed during practice and a retention test one day later.

Main Results:

  • The stereotype lift group showed superior performance during practice but not on the retention test.
  • Participants in the stereotype threat condition reported lower perceived competence.
  • Balance learning was not significantly affected by any of the stereotype conditions.

Conclusions:

  • Gender stereotypes can acutely affect men's balance performance and self-perceived competence.
  • The effects of gender stereotypes on performance do not appear to transfer to long-term motor learning.
  • Men's balance task performance and learning are susceptible to situational gender-based expectations.