Imagining stereotypes away: The moderation of implicit stereotypes through mental imagery

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 828-841

  Blair, Irene V ^a   Ma, Jennifer E ^a   Lenton, Alison P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; REACTION TIME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MALE; REACTION TIME; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 85047685721     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.81.5.828     Document Type: Article

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