Experiencing Alien-Nation: Effects of a simulation intervention on attitudes toward homosexuals

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 974-978

  Hodson, Gordon ^a   Choma, Becky L ^a   Costello, Kimberly ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alienation simulation; Perspective taking; Prejudice intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650760410     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.02.010     Document Type: Article

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