Equal ratings but separate meanings: Stereotypes and the construal of traits

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 720-734

  Kunda, Ziva ^a   Sinclair, Lisa ^a   Griffin, Dale ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031529679     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.72.4.720     Document Type: Article

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