Although interactions with Black female scientists can alter beliefs about STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) and encourage Black female students’ interest in these fields, this strategy may overburden the few Black women working in STEM. To address this issue, we explored whether a brief video presentation of a Black female computer scientist would be an effective intervention compared to an identical written transcript. We found that participants from the general U.S. population (Experiments 1, n = 201, and 2, n = 745) and Black women U.S. students (Experiment 3, n = 217) perceived the computer scientist as warmer and felt more virtual connection (i.e., sense of friendship, identification) with the scientist in video compared to written format. The video also was more effective for promoting feelings of friendship with the scientist relative to audio alone or a written transcript with pictures (Experiment 2). Most importantly, Black female students who watched the video of the computer scientist reported greater interest in computer science compared to those who read about the computer scientist and those in a no narrative control condition (Experiment 3). The current findings not only demonstrate that videos are useful tools for diversity practitioners but also highlight the importance of representation in popular movies and TV shows.

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看到什么是可能的：视频比文字描述更有效，可提高科学家的相关性和促进黑人女学生对 STEM 的兴趣

尽管与黑人女科学家的互动可以改变对 STEM（科学、技术、工程、数学）的看法并鼓励黑人女学生对这些领域的兴趣，但这种策略可能会使少数从事 STEM 工作的黑人女性负担过重。为了解决这个问题，我们探讨了与相同的书面成绩单相比，黑人女性计算机科学家的简短视频演示是否是一种有效的干预。我们发现来自美国普通人群（实验 1，n = 201 和 2，n = 745）和美国黑人女学生（实验 3，n = 217）的参与者认为计算机科学家更温暖，感觉更虚拟的联系（即，友谊感，认同感）与视频中的科学家相比，书面格式。相对于单独的音频或带有图片的书面记录，该视频也更有效地促进了与科学家的友谊感（实验 2）。最重要的是，与阅读有关计算机科学家和处于无叙事控制条件下的学生相比，观看计算机科学家视频的黑人女学生对计算机科学表现出更大的兴趣（实验 3）。目前的研究结果不仅表明视频是多样性从业者的有用工具，而且还强调了在流行电影和电视节目中代表性的重要性。与阅读有关计算机科学家和处于无叙事控制条件下的学生相比，观看计算机科学家视频的黑人女学生对计算机科学更感兴趣（实验 3）。目前的研究结果不仅表明视频是多样性从业者的有用工具，而且还强调了在流行电影和电视节目中代表性的重要性。与阅读有关计算机科学家和处于无叙事控制条件下的学生相比，观看计算机科学家视频的黑人女学生对计算机科学更感兴趣（实验 3）。目前的研究结果不仅表明视频是多样性从业者的有用工具，而且还强调了在流行电影和电视节目中代表性的重要性。