Interpreting and reacting to feedback in stereotype-relevant performance domains

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 271-276

  Biernat, Monica ^a   Danaher, Kelly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Feedback; Performance; Standards; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 82655181802     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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