Emergent research in social vision: An integrated approach to the determinants and consequences of social categorization

Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 15-30

  Johnson, Kerri L ^a   Lick, David J ^a,b   Carpinella, Colleen M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 84920999331     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/spc3.12147     Document Type: Article

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