Social dominance orientation attenuates stereotype change in the face of disconfirming information

Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 169-176

  Tausch, Nicole ^a   Hewstone, Miles ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disconfirming information; Social dominance orientation; Stereotype change

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955913203     PISSN: 18649335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1864-9335/a000024     Document Type: Article

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