Subtle activation of a social categorization triggers group-level emotions

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 460-467

  Seger, Charles R ^a   Smith, Eliot R ^a   Mackie, Diane M ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotions; Group identification; Social categorization; Social identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 64049084080     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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