Memory for in-group and out-group information in a minimal group context: The self as an informational base

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 188-205

  Gramzow, Richard H ^a   Sedikides, Constantine ^a   Gaertner, Lowell ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Highfield Campus ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RECALL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; EGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NORTH CAROLINA; PEER GROUP; PILOT PROJECTS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0035257759     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.80.2.188     Document Type: Article

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