Hoist on your own petard: When prejudiced remarks are recognized and backfire on speakers

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 240-255

  Mae, Lynda ^a   Carlston, Donal E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 15844423452     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2004.06.011     Document Type: Article

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