Prejudice is about collective values, not a biased psychological system

Michael J. Platow; Dirk Van Rooy; Martha Augoustinos; Russell Spears; Daniel Bar-Tal; Diana M. Grace

Prejudice is about collective values, not a biased psychological system

Michael J. Platow^*, Dirk Van Rooy, Martha Augoustinos, Russell Spears, Daniel Bar-Tal, Diana M. Grace

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	16-22
Number of pages	7
Journal	New Zealand Journal of Psychology
Volume	48
Issue number	1
State	Published - 2019

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