Dynamics of differentiation: Similarity as the precursor and product of stereotype formation

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1451-1463

  Berndsen, Mariëtte ^a   Spears, Russell ^a   McGarty, Craig ^b   Van Der Pligt, Joop ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0032329886     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.74.6.1451     Document Type: Article

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