Intergroup bias in children: Development and persistence

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 671-678

  Files, James Sean ^a   Casey, Christopher M ^a   Oleson, Kathryn C ^a  

^a REED COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 77956118238     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.734     Document Type: Article

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