Atypicality and the two fundamental dimensions: Applying the negativity effect on warmth to group perception

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 484-489

  Kervyn, Nicolas ^a,b   Dolderer, Mirjam ^c   Mahieu, Timothée ^a   Yzerbyt, Vincent Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b Fond de la Recherche Scientifique   (Belgium)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

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EID: 77955587906     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.638     Document Type: Article

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