Discrimination against facially stigmatized applicants in interviews: An eye-tracking and face-to-face investigation

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 317-330

  Madera, Juan M ^a   Hebl, Michelle R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Eye tracking; Interviews; Self regulation; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERVIEW; JOB FINDING; MALE; OCULOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STROOP TEST; VISION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; EYE MOVEMENT MEASUREMENTS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JOB APPLICATION; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STROOP TEST; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864524793     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025799     Document Type: Article

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