Egalitarian goals trigger stereotype inhibition: A proactive form of stereotype control

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103-116

  Moskowitz, Gordon B ^a   Li, Peizhong ^b  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Control; Goal shielding; Goals; Implicit goals; Inhibition; Stereotype activation; Stereotyping

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650006964     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2010.08.014     Document Type: Article

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