Checkmate? The role of gender stereotypes in the ultimate intellectual sport

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 231-245

  Maass, Anne ^a   D'ettole, Claudio ^a   Cadinu, Mara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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EID: 41149113980     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.440     Document Type: Article

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