The ironic impact of activists: Negative stereotypes reduce social change influence

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 614-626

  Bashir, Nadia Y ^a   Lockwood, Penelope ^a   Chasteen, Alison L ^a   Nadolny, Daniel ^b   Noyes, Indra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

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EID: 84888429349     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.1983     Document Type: Article

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