Intergroup perception as a compromise between in-group bias and fair-mindedness

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 373-388

  Singh, Ramadhar ^a   Sharmini, ^a   Choo, Ivy ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Compromise; Fair mindedness; In group bias

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALAYSIA; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPY; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALAYSIA; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS;

EID: 3142724004     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.144.4.373-388     Document Type: Article

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