Stereotyping to Infer Group Membership Creates Plausible Deniability for Prejudice-Based Aggression

Psychological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 340-348

  Cox, William T L ^a   Devine, Patricia G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

aggression; prejudice; stereotyped attitudes; stereotypes; stereotyping; violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HOMOPHOBIA; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HOMOPHOBIA; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PREJUDICE; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893521318     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797613501171     Document Type: Article

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