Covering up what can't be seen: Concealable stigma and mental control

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 474-486

  Smart, Laura ^a   Wegner, Daniel M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; ROLE PLAYING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ROLE PLAYING; SELF CONCEPT; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 0033191257     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.77.3.474     Document Type: Article

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