Just say no (to stereotyping): Effects of training in the negation of stereotypic associations on stereotype activation

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 871-888

  Kawakami, Kerry ^a   Moll, Jasper ^a   Hermsen, Sander ^a   Dovidio, John F ^b   Russin, Abby ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PERCEPTION; RANDOMIZATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 0034185662     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.78.5.871     Document Type: Article

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