Stereotypes and Shifting Standards: Some Paradoxical Effects of Cognitive Load

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2060-2079

  Biernat, Monica ^a   Kobrynowicz, Diane ^b   Weber, Dara L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b Department of Health and Exercise Science   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0742321632     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2003.tb01875.x     Document Type: Article

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