The Obama Effect, Perhaps.

When Jad and Robert saw this article about a study that found a link between President Obama's election, and the test scores of African Americans, it made them think about an earlier study by Claude Steele,about a psychological effect called "stereotype threat."

Episode 43 of the Radiolab podcast, hosted by WNYC Studios, titled "The Obama Effect, Perhaps." was published on January 28, 2009 and runs 17 minutes.

January 28, 2009 ·17m · Radiolab

Summary

When Jad and Robert saw this article about a study that found a link between President Obama's election, and the test scores of African Americans, it made them think about an earlier study by Claude Steele,about a psychological effect called "stereotype threat."

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