Entitativity and intergroup bias: How belonging to a cohesive group allows people to express their prejudices

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 234-253

  Effron, Daniel A ^a   Knowles, Eric D ^b  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entitativity; Legitimacy; License; Prejudice; Psychological standing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CRIME VICTIM; DECISION MAKING; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GROUP STRUCTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RACISM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GROUP STRUCTURE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RACISM; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925404941     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pspa0000020     Document Type: Article

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