The Malleability of Automatic Stereotypes and Prejudice

Personality and Social Psychology Review

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 242-261

  Blair, Irene V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0036085865     PISSN: 10888683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327957PSPR0603_8     Document Type: Review

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