Person-positivity bias, social category labels, and attitudes toward gays and lesbians

This study assesses how social category labels influence public opinion toward gay and lesbian attitude objects. The results provide some support for the existence of person-positivity bias whereby people express more positive attitudes toward attitude objects that are personalized. In a survey expe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Katherine T. McCabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-07-01
Series:Research & Politics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2053168019858850