Positive-negative asymmetry of social discrimination: A normative analysis of differential evaluations of in-group and out-group on positive and negative attributes

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 493-507

  Wenzel, Michael ^a   Mummendey, Amélie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

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EID: 0030363032     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8309.1996.tb01110.x     Document Type: Article

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