Moral Credentialing by Association: The Importance of Choice and Relationship Closeness

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1564-1575

  Bradley Geist, Jill C ^a   King, Eden B ^b   Skorinko, Jeanine ^c   Hebl, Michelle R ^d   McKenna, Casey ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

choice; cognitive dissonance; discrimination; moral credentialing; prejudice; racism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAUCASIAN; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FRIEND; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALS; MOTIVATION; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649835455     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167210385920     Document Type: Article

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