The neural basis of implicit attitudes

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 164-170

  Stanley, Damian ^a   Phelps, Elizabeth ^a   Banaji, Mahzarin ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Implicit attitude; Implicit bias; Social cognition; Social neuroscience

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149189423     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2008.00568.x     Document Type: Article

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