When stereotype-based expectancies impair performance: The effect of prejudice, race, and target quality on judgments and perceiver performance

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 961-970

  Vescio, Theresa K ^a   Biernat, Monica ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033216603     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0992(199911)29:7<961::AID-EJSP977>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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