When is a compliment not a compliment? Evaluating expressions of positive stereotypes

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 413-420

  Czopp, Alexander M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliments; Intergroup relations; Positive stereotypes; Prejudice; Race relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849143332     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2006.12.007     Document Type: Article

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