Positive–Negative Asymmetry in Social Discrimination

European Review of Social Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 107-143

  Mummendey, Amélie ^a   Otten, Sabine ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

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EID: 85051102012     PISSN: 10463283     EISSN: 1479277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14792779843000063     Document Type: Article

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