Group entitativity and social attribution: On translating situational constraints into stereotypes

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1089-1103

  Yzerbyt, Vincent ^a   Rogier, Anouk ^a   Fiske, Susan T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 0032220018     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01461672982410006     Document Type: Article

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