Superman to the rescue: Simulating physical invulnerability attenuates exclusion-related interpersonal biases

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 349-354

  Huang, Julie Y ^a   Ackerman, Joshua M ^b   Bargh, John A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary psychology; Exclusion; Mental simulation; Physical safety; Priming

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872556888     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2012.12.007     Document Type: Article

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