The last slide is really important since studies have also shown that social stereotypes ("women are bad at math") are reinforced in testing conditions. When pe

The last slide is really important since studies have also shown that social stereotypes ("women are bad at math") are reinforced in testing conditions. When people are reminded of these stereotypes, they perform worse (questions of race/gender before the big test). I found that I did better at stuff when (a) I didn't care and (b) when I realized I'm not the smartest person, but darn it, I'm gonna try.