Hidden profiles and the consensualization of social stereotypes: How information distribution affects stereotype content and sharedness

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 755-777

  Klein, Olivier ^a,b   Jacobs, Aurélie ^b   Gemoets, Sabrina ^b   Licata, Laurent ^b   Lambert, Sophie M ^b  

^a FNRS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

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EID: 0344925053     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.168     Document Type: Review

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