Arabs as terrorists: Effects of stereotypes within violent contexts on attitudes, perceptions, and affect

Psychology of Violence

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 84-99

  Saleem, Muniba ^a   Anderson, Craig A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

^b Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

aggression; Arabs; stereotypes; terrorists; video games

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875387930     PISSN: 21520828     EISSN: 2152081X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030038     Document Type: Article

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