Priming effects of violence on infrahumanization

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 699-714

  Delgado, Naira ^a,b   Rodríguez Pérez, Armando ^b   Vaes, Jeroen ^c   Leyens, Jacques Philippe ^d   Betancor, Verónica ^b  

^a University School of Tourism Iriart   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Contextual cues; Infrahumanization; Priming effects; Secondary emotions; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350524931     PISSN: 13684302     EISSN: 14617188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368430209344607     Document Type: Article

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