Meta-Cognition about Biological Sex and Gender-Stereotypic Physical Appearance: Consequences for the Assessment of Leadership Competence

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-21

  Sczesny, Sabine ^a   Kühnen, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive capacity; Gender stereotypes; Leadership; Physical appearance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 0346361769     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167203258831     Document Type: Article

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