Explanations of interindividual – intergroup discontinuity: A review of the evidence

European Review of Social Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 175-211

  Wildschut, Tim ^a   Insko, Chester A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Discontinuity effect; Intergroup conflict; Intergroup relations; Interindividual intergroup discontinuity; Prisoner's dilemma game

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249096468     PISSN: 10463283     EISSN: 1479277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10463280701676543     Document Type: Article

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