African Americans' implicit racial attitudes and the depletion of executive function after interracial interactions

Social Cognition

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 336-352

  Richeson, Jennifer A ^a,c   Trawalter, Sophie ^a   Nicole Shelton, J ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Dartmouth College   (United States)

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EID: 27844600249     PISSN: 0278016X     EISSN: 0278016X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/soco.2005.23.4.336     Document Type: Article

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