Regulatory focus and executive function after interracial interactions

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 406-412

  Trawalter, Sophie ^a   Richeson, Jennifer A ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ego depletion; Executive function; Interracial contact; Interracial interactions; Regulatory focus; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645897063     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2005.05.008     Document Type: Article

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