Dimensions of subjective uncertainty in social identification and minimal intergroup discrimination

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 345-365

  Mullin, Barbara Ann ^a   Hogg, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUSTRALIA; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0009242280     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8309.1998.tb01176.x     Document Type: Article

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