Interpersonal disgust, ideological orientations, and dehumanization as predictors of intergroup attitudes

Psychological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 691-698

  Hodson, Gordon ^a   Costello, Kimberly ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DEHUMANIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; ORIENTATION; PEER GROUP; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; DEHUMANIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PEER GROUP; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREJUDICE; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL DOMINANCE; STUDENTS;

EID: 34547580950     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01962.x     Document Type: Article

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