Long-term reduction in implicit race bias: A prejudice habit-breaking intervention

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1267-1278

  Devine, Patricia G ^a   Forscher, Patrick S ^a   Austin, Anthony J ^a   Cox, William T L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Implicit bias; Intervention; Prejudice; Reduction; Self regulation; Stereotyping

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865616183     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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