Evidence of immediate activation of gender information from a social role name

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 886-903

  Reynolds, David J ^a,b   Garnham, Alan ^a   Oakhill, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; OCCUPATION; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; READING; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; OCCUPATIONS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; READING; ROLE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS;

EID: 33646345872     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724980543000088     Document Type: Article

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