Stereotypes in the communication and translation of person impressions

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 368-374

  Collins, Elizabeth C ^a   Biernat, Monica ^b   Eidelman, Scott ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Impression formation; Shifting standards; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 64049091866     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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