Applying imagined contact to improve physiological responses in anticipation of intergroup interactions and the perceived quality of these interactions

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 425-436

  West, Keon ^a   Turner, Rhiannon ^b   Levita, Liat ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84937975046     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12309     Document Type: Article

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