When black sheep make us think: Information processing and devaluation of in- and outgroup norm deviants

Social Cognition

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 482-503

  Reese, Gerhar ^a   Steffens, Melanie C ^b   Jonas, Kai J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^b University of Koblenz   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84881289504     PISSN: 0278016X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/soco_2012_1005     Document Type: Article

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