Intergroup fluency: How processing experiences shape intergroup cognition and communication

Social Cognition and Communication

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 101-120

  Pearson, Adam R ^a   Dovidio, John F ^b  

^a POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84920387316     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203744628     Document Type: Chapter

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