Motivation to Control Prejudice Predicts Categorization of Multiracials

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 590-603

  Chen, Jacqueline M ^a   Moons, Wesley G ^a   Gaither, Sarah E ^b   Hamilton, David L ^c   Sherman, Jeffrey W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

motivation to control prejudice; multiracials; person perception; racial categorization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANCESTRY GROUP; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; CLASSIFICATION; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; POPULATION GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; RACISM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; POPULATION GROUPS; RACISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898677992     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167213520457     Document Type: Article

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