Reducing intergroup bias: Elements of intergroup cooperation

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 388-402

  Gaertner, Samuel L ^b   Rust, Mary C ^c   Mottola, Gary R ^a   Dovidio, John F ^c   Nier, Jason A ^c   Banker, Brenda S ^c   Ward, Christine M ^c   Houlette, Missy ^c  

^a PECO Energy Co   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; PERCEPTION;

COGNITION; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0033093633     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.76.3.388     Document Type: Article

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