Perceived Intelligence, Motivation, and Achievement in Male and Female College Students
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1975
Description
Fifty-five males and 38 females were administered a self-rating scale which allowed self and typical-student estimates of intelligence, motivation, and achievement. Males and females gave similar self-estimates of intelligence, although compared to the males, the females rated their motivation and achievement higher. Both males and females regarded the typical female student as more intelligent, more motivated, and more academically successful than the typical male student. A sex difference was observed on self versus typical-student-of-the-same-sex ratings. On noncollege-related personality dimensions, both males and females continue to share an unfavorable female stereotype.
Citation Information
Bailey, Roger C.; Zinser, Otto; and Edgar, Ralph. 1975. Perceived Intelligence, Motivation, and Achievement in Male and Female College Students. Journal of Genetic Psychology. Vol.127(1). 125-129. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221325.1975.10532362 ISSN: 0022-1325