The interplay of subjective essentialism and entitativity in the formation of stereotypes

Personality and Social Psychology Review

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 141-155

  Yzerbyt, Vincent ^a   Corneille, Olivier ^a   Estrada, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

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EID: 0035532484     PISSN: 10888683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327957PSPR0502_5     Document Type: Article

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