The effects of priming on children's attitudes toward older individuals

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 341-366

  Hoe, Sony ^a   Davidson, Denise ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; SEMANTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; NEGATIVISM; PARENTS; PREJUDICE; ROLE; SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL; SOCIAL VALUES; THEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST;

EID: 0037279762     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/41L2-5C5E-5HQU-1DW2     Document Type: Article

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