Why do i hate thee? Conflict misperceptions and intergroup mistrust

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1295-1311

  Chambers, John R ^a,b   Melnyk, Darya ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Egocentrism; Intergroup perception; Negotiation; Prejudice; Stereotyping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HATE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PERCEPTION; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRUST;

ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HATE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; NEGOTIATING; POLITICS; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TRUST;

EID: 33748325912     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167206289979     Document Type: Article

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