The crossed-categorization hypothesis: Evidence of reductions in the strength of categorization, but not intergroup bias

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 478-496

  Vescio, Theresa K ^a   Judd, Charles M ^b   Kwan, Virginia S Y ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3242683633     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2003.09.005     Document Type: Article

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