Illusory correlations in patient stereotyping

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 555-559

  Madey, Scott F ^a,c   Ondrus, Sherri A ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Burke Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Illusory correlation; Medical adherence; Patient perception; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0030689627     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135910539700200411     Document Type: Article

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