Figure 1.

Sentence span scores (adjusted for baseline performance) as a function of stereotype threat condition and task reward structure in Experiment 1A of Barber and Mather (2013b). Stereotype threat significantly impaired working memory performance when remembering led to monetary gains, but significantly improved performance when forgetting led to monetary losses. This pattern is consistent with the hypothesis that stereotype threat induces a prevention regulatory focus for older adults. Error bars represent the standard errors of the adjusted means.