Stereotypes and prejudice in the blood: Sucrose drinks reduce prejudice and stereotyping

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 288-290

  Gailliot, Matthew T ^a   Michelle Peruche, B ^b   Plant, E Ashby ^b   Baumeister, Roy F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucose; Homosexuality; Prejudice; Self control; Self regulation; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549123586     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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