One-shot illusory correlations and stereotype formation

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1492-1502

  Risen, Jane L ^a,b   Gilovich, Thomas ^a   Dunning, David ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Distinctiveness; Illusory correlations; Stereotype formation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; LITERATURE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; NEW YORK; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 34848844709     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167207305862     Document Type: Article

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