Threat of Stereotypes | Social Experiments Illustrated | Channel NewsAsia Connect

Guys are better at Maths. Girls are bad drivers. Stereotypes are found everywhere -- you can't avoid them, but you can certainly ignore them... or can you? Accordingly to psychologists, stereotypes can work on you subconsciously, and affect your performance in very real ways. How does it happen? Is there any way to counter so-called “stereotype threat“? About the Show: The Social Experiment is a unique series that examines, explains and interprets commonly observed behaviours of regular Singaporeans. In other words, why we do what we do, and how it matters.