Children's racial bias in perceptions of others' pain

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 218-231

  Dore, Rebecca A ^a   Hoffman, Kelly M ^a   Lillard, Angeline S ^a   Trawalter, Sophie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Pain; Racial attitudes; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

AGE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RACISM;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; RACISM; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84899953634     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: 2044835X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.12038     Document Type: Article

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