When Prejudice Does not Pay: Effects of Interracial Contact on Executive Function

Psychological Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 287-290

  Richeson, Jennifer A ^a   Shelton, J Nicole ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAUCASIAN; COLOR VISION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RACE RELATIONS; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS; WORD ASSOCIATION TESTS;

EID: 0042278585     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.03437     Document Type: Article

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