Not All Scientists Are Equal: Role Aspirants Influence Role Modeling Outcomes in STEM

Volume: 42, Issue: 3, Pages: 192 - 208
Published: Mar 6, 2020
Abstract
Three experiments examined how role aspirants’ (i.e., people exposed to role models) views of scientists’ exceptional talent affected motivation. Study 1 demonstrated that when exposed to a scientist whose success is associated with effort (i.e., Thomas Edison), rather than inborn talent (i.e., Albert Einstein), role aspirants’ motivation increased. Study 2 found that role aspirants benefitted less from exposure to Einstein than to a non-famous...
Paper Details
Title
Not All Scientists Are Equal: Role Aspirants Influence Role Modeling Outcomes in STEM
Published Date
Mar 6, 2020
Volume
42
Issue
3
Pages
192 - 208
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