Who confronts prejudice? the role of implicit theories in the motivation to confront prejudice

Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 952-959

  Rattan, Aneeta ^a   Dweck, Carol S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confronting; Implicit theories; Prejudice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954820606     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610374740     Document Type: Article

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