Fluency of visual processing explains prejudiced evaluations following categorization of concealable identities

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 419-425

  Lick, David J ^a   Johnson, Kerri L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b not available   (United States)

Author keywords

Categorization; Fluency; Prejudice; Social cognition; Social perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873558114     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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