Reasons for Skepticism About the Efficacy of Simulated Social Contact Interventions

American Psychologist

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 132-133

  Bigler, Rebecca S ^a   Hughes, Julie Milligan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMAGINATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

HUMANS; IMAGINATION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; PREJUDICE; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 76749102312     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018097     Document Type: Article

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