The cortisol response to anticipated intergroup interactions predicts self-reported prejudice

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Bijleveld, Erik ^a   Scheepers, Daan ^b   Ellemers, Naomi ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROSCIENCE; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREJUDICE;

EID: 84858587990     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033681     Document Type: Article

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