Not So Fast: Reassessing Gender Essentialism in Young Adults

Journal of Cognition and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 382-392

  Eidson, R Cole ^a   Coley, John D ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC REASONING; FEMALE; GENDER ESSENTIALISM; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL TASK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWITCHED AT BIRTH TEST; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899908206     PISSN: 15248372     EISSN: 15327647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15248372.2013.763810     Document Type: Article

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