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

IF 2.5 3区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Danfei Hu, Janet N. Ahn, Melissa Vega, Xiaodong Lin-Siegler
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Abstract

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 scientist. Study 3 replicated and supplemented Studies 1 and 2 by further examining the directionality of motivation. Exposure to Einstein and Edison had opposing effects on motivation relative to a non-famous scientist, due to the different views role aspirants hold of their success. These results suggest that role aspirants are critical in determining role modeling outcomes.
并非所有科学家都是平等的:角色抱负影响STEM中角色塑造的结果
摘要三个实验考察了角色渴望者(即接触榜样的人)对科学家非凡才能的看法如何影响动机。研究1表明,当接触到一位成功与努力有关的科学家(如托马斯·爱迪生),而不是与生俱来的天赋(如阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦)时,渴望成为角色的人的动机会增加。研究2发现,与非著名科学家相比,有抱负的人从接触爱因斯坦中获益更少。研究3通过进一步研究动机的方向性,对研究1和2进行了复制和补充。与非著名科学家相比,接触爱因斯坦和爱迪生对动机产生了相反的影响,因为有抱负的人对他们的成功持有不同的看法。这些结果表明,角色渴望者在决定角色建模结果方面至关重要。
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期刊介绍: Basic and Applied Social Psychology (BASP) emphasizes the publication of outstanding research articles, but also considers literature reviews, criticism, and methodological or theoretical statements spanning the entire range of social psychological issues. The journal will publish basic work in areas of social psychology that can be applied to societal problems, as well as direct application of social psychology to such problems. The journal provides a venue for a broad range of specialty areas, including research on legal and political issues, environmental influences on behavior, organizations, aging, medical and health-related outcomes, sexuality, education and learning, the effects of mass media, gender issues, and population problems.
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