Improving performance expectancies in Stereotypic domains: Task relevance and the reduction of stereotype threat

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 586-597

  Rosenthal, Harriet E S ^a   Crisp, Richard J ^a   Suen, Mein Woei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34249751180     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.379     Document Type: Article

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