PSYCHOLOGY MASTER'S THESIS ABSTRACT

Ilan Moshe Wolf

Industrial/Organizational
May 2004

The Effect of Use of Impression Management on the Performance Rating of Affirmative Action Beneficiaries

    The relationship between gender, adherence to notions of gender role stereotypes, motivational orientation (intrinsic and extrinsic), and career choice was investigated.  One-hundred-thirty introductory psychology students, including 40 men and 90 women registered to participate in the Psychology Subject Pool at an urban university in Southern California participated in this study.  Subjects completed 3 surveys: The Shepard-Hess Survey of Gender Role Stereotypes, the Work Preference Inventory, and the Vocational Preference Inventory.  Results indicated no significant relationships between the variables.  There was no significant correlation between gender and gender role stereotypes.  The relationship between gender and career choice was not mediated by the endorsement of gender role stereotypes.  The relationship between the endorsement of gender stereotypes was not moderated by extrinsic motivation or intrinsic motivation.

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