Aversive racism in Britain: The use of inadmissible evidence in legal decisions

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 437-448

  Hodson, Gordon ^a   Hooper, Hugh ^b   Dovidio, John F ^c   Gaertner, Samuel L ^d  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 22944487996     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.261     Document Type: Article

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