Immunizing against Prejudice: Effects of Disease Protection on Attitudes toward out-Groups
Contemporary interpersonal biases are partially derived from psychological mechanisms that evolved to protect people against the threat of contagious disease. This behavioral immune system effectively promotes disease avoidance but also results in an overgeneralized prejudice toward people who are n...
Main Authors: | Ackerman, Joshua (Contributor), Huang, Julie Y. (Author), Sedlovskaya, Alexandra (Author), Bargh, John A. (Author) |
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Other Authors: | Sloan School of Management (Contributor), Ackerman, Joshua M. (Contributor) |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage Publications/Association for Psychological Science,
2013-03-12T14:48:02Z.
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Online Access: | Get fulltext |
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