Ironic effects of antiprejudice messages: How motivational interventions can reduce (but also increase) prejudice

Psychological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1472-1477

  Legault, Lisa ^a   Gutsell, Jennifer N ^a   Inzlicht, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

motivation; prejudice

Indexed keywords

EID: 83055163662     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797611427918     Document Type: Article

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