Auditory Stroop reveals implicit gender associations in adults and children

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 287-294

  Most, Steven B ^a   Sorber, Anne Verbeck ^b   Cunningham, Joseph G ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory Stroop; Automatic stereotypes; Gender; Gender categorization; Gender schemas; Gender stereotypes; Implicit stereotypes; Sex roles

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847319764     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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