Disconfirming intergroup evaluations: Asymmetric effects for in-groups and out-groups

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 247-271

  Crisp, Richard J ^a   Nicel, Joanne K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Implicit prejudice; Reducing prejudice; Stereotype change

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542632766     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.144.3.247-271     Document Type: Article

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