How stereotypes stifle performance potential

Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 792-806

  Schmader, Toni ^a   Croft, Alyssa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 80053532245     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2011.00390.x     Document Type: Review

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