Secondary transfer effects from imagined contact: Group similarity affects the generalization gradient

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 180-189

  Harwood, Jake ^a   Paolini, Stefania ^b   Joyce, Nick ^a   Rubin, Mark ^b   Arroyo, Analisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

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EID: 79952172953     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: 20448309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466610X524263     Document Type: Article

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