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Silverman & Cohen, 2014: Affirming values increased progress in four compensatory skill-training courses among blind students over a month

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Silverman, A. M., & Cohen, G. L. (2014). Stereotypes as stumbling-blocks: How coping with stereotype threat affects life outcomes for people with physical disabilities. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 40(10), 1330-1340.
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Blind students in a compensatory skill-training program made more progress in four courses (Braille, computers, home management, and travel) over a month if they had completed a values-affirmation.

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Greg Walton & Timothy Wilson