On construing others: Category and stereotype activation from facial cues

Social Cognition

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 540-562

  Mason, Malia F ^a,d   Cloutier, Jasmin ^b   Macrae, C Neil ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 34748897386     PISSN: 0278016X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/soco.2006.24.5.540     Document Type: Article

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