Stereotype Threat: A Meta-Analysis Comparing African Americans to Hispanic Americans

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 872-890

  Nadler, Joel T ^a   Clark, M H ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 79954606168     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2011.00739.x     Document Type: Article

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