Demonstrating knowledge: The effects of group status on outgroup helping

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 147-156

  van Leeuwen, Esther ^a   Täuber, Susanne ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Demonstrating knowledge; Group status; Outgroup helping; Social identity; Strategic motives

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649991352     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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