KALIP YARGI TEHDİDİ'NE KABULLENİCİ YANITLAR ÜZERİNE BİR DERLEME: PERFORMANS BEKLENTİLERİ VE KENDİNİ SABOTE ETME STRATEJİLERİ

Year 2017, Volume: 57 Issue: 2, 1224 - 1249, 01.01.2017

Abdulkadir Kuzlak

Abstract

Birçok azınlık grubu üyesine, kendi gruplarının performansıyla ilgili olumsuz kalıp yargılar hatırlatıldığında, performanslarında düşüşler görülmektedir. Bu durum, bireylerin olumsuz kalıp yargıların yanlış olduğunu göstermeye çalışırken verdiği tepkiler neticesinde oluştuğunu varsayan Kalıp Yargı Tehdidi ile açıklanabilir. Ancak, bireylerin bu çabasına rağmen, sonuç, kalıp yargılar doğrultusunda gerçekleşir. Bu makale, hatırlatılan olumsuz kalıp yargıların bireyleri nasıl etkilediğine dair farklı bir açıklama önermektedir. Buna göre, kendilerine kalıp yargılar hatırlatılan bireyler, bu yargılara tepki göstermektense, performans beklentileri ve kendini sabote etme stratejilerinin aracı etkileriyle bu yargıları kabullenmektedirler. Bu amaçla, bu makale, Kalıp Yargı Tehdidi'nin genel bir derlemesini yapacak, kabullenici değişkenlerin varlığını gösterecek ve önerilen açıklamanın sınırlılıklarından bahsedecektir.

Keywords

Kalıp Yargı Tehdidi, Performans Beklentisi, Kendini Sabote Etme, Aracı Değişkenler, Derleme

A REVIEW OF ACCEPTANT RESPONSES TO STEREOTYPE THREAT: PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS AND SELF-HANDICAPPING STRATEGIES

Abstract

Many minority group members underperform when negative performance related stereotypes about their group are salient. This provisional predicament can be explained by Stereotype Threat which assumes that performance decrements after negative stereotype prime is sourced from the reactions of individuals not conrming the stereotype. However, the results occur in line with the primed stereotype inspite of the effort of individuals. This paper offers another explanation on how evoked negative performance stereotypes affect individuals. Specically, it is proposed that stereotype evoked individuals might also accept those posed negative stereotypes with the mediating roles of performance expectations and self-handicapping strategies rather than reacting to them. For that purpose, the current paper will put forward a general review of Stereotype Threat, evidence for acceptant variables, and possible limitations of offered explanation.

Keywords

Stereotype Threat, Performance Expectations, Self-Handicapping, Mediating Variables, Review

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