How are Stereotypes Maintained through Communication? The Influence of Stereotype Sharedness

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 989-1005

  Lyons, Anthony ^a   Kashima, Yoshihisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 0346361753     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.85.6.989     Document Type: Article

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