Identity cues: Evidence from and for intra-individual perspectives on positive and negative stereotyping

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2215-2239

  Pittinsky, Todd L ^a,c   Shih, Margaret J ^b   Trahan, Amy ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33746903489     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-9029.2006.00101.x     Document Type: Article

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