Linguistic Intergroup Bias: Evidence for In-Group-Protective Motivation

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 512-526

  Maass, Anne ^a,b   Ceccarelli, Roberta ^a   Rudin, Samantha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0030511670     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.71.3.512     Document Type: Article

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