Contextual effects on prejudiced attitudes: When the presence of others leads to more egalitarian responses

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 679-686

  Castelli, Luigi ^a   Tomelleri, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Egalitarian goals; Malleability of spontaneous responses; Prejudice

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549085048     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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