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Mitigating the Impact of Stereotypes Is More Practical Than Holding People Accountable for Them

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2015

Cort W. Rudolph*
Affiliation:
Saint Louis University
Boris B. Baltes
Affiliation:
Wayne State University
*
E-mail: rudolphc@slu.edu, Address: Saint Louis University, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Shannon Hall 117, 3511 Laclede Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63103

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