Negativity and outgroup biases in attitude formation and transfer

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1692-1703

  Ratliff, Kate A ^a   Nosek, Brian A ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

attitude formation; attitudes; implicit attitudes; stereotypes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STEREOTYPY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVISM; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80055076410     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167211420168     Document Type: Article

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