When do we communicate stereotypes? Influence of the social context on the linguistic expectancy bias

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Volumn 8, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 215-230

  Wigboldus, Daniël H J ^a   Spears, Russell ^b   Semin, Gün R ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Communication; Intergroup; Language; Linguistic expectancy bias; Recipient effects; Social context; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944444082     PISSN: 13684302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368430205053939     Document Type: Article

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