The “Bad Is Black” Effect: Why People Believe Evildoers Have Darker Skin Than Do-Gooders

Adam L. Alter; Chadly Daniel Stern; Yael Granot; Emily Balcetis

doi:10.1177/0146167216669123

The “Bad Is Black” Effect: Why People Believe Evildoers Have Darker Skin Than Do-Gooders

Adam L. Alter, Chadly Daniel Stern, Yael Granot, Emily Balcetis

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Original language	American English
Journal	Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Volume	42
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167216669123
State	Published - Dec 1 2016
Externally published	Yes

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