Weapon bias: Split-second decisions and unintended stereotyping

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 287-291

  Payne, B Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude; Implicit; Prejudice; Stereotyping; Weapon

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845629438     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2006.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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