@article{817c9261a60049158bdfbed4198aeed4,
title = "Subtle Linguistic Cues Increase Girls{\textquoteright} Engagement in Science",
abstract = "The roots of gender disparities in science achievement take hold in early childhood. The present studies aimed to identify a modifiable feature of young children{\textquoteright}s environments that could be targeted to reduce gender differences in science behavior among young children. Four experimental studies with children (N = 501) revealed that describing science in terms of actions (“Let{\textquoteright}s do science! Doing science means exploring the world!”) instead of identities (“Let{\textquoteright}s be scientists! Scientists explore the world!”) increased girls{\textquoteright} subsequent persistence in new science games designed to illustrate the scientific method. These studies thus identified subtle but powerful linguistic cues that could be targeted to help reduce gender disparities in science engagement in early childhood.",
keywords = "cognitive development, language, open data, open materials, science education, sex, social cognition",
author = "Marjorie Rhodes and Leslie, {Sarah Jane} and Yee, {Kathryn M.} and Katya Saunders",
note = "Funding Information: Research reported in this publication was supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R01HD087672. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. Funding Information: We thank the Children{\textquoteright}s Museum of Manhattan and the New York City Department of Education for their support of this work and Robert Rehder, Barbara Sarnecka, Jeff Rouder, and Zachary Horne for their input on analyses. Research reported in this publication was supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R01HD087672. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2019.",
year = "2019",
month = mar,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1177/0956797618823670",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "30",
pages = "455--466",
journal = "Psychological Science",
issn = "0956-7976",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",
number = "3",
}