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Affective Responses to Gay Men Using Facial Electromyography: Is There a Psychophysiological "Look" of Anti-Gay Bias

Despite a wealth of attitudinal studies that elucidate the psychological correlates of anti-gay bias, studies that provide evidence of the physiological correlates of anti-gay bias remain relatively scarce. The present study addresses the under-representation of physiological research in the area of...

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Published in:Journal of homosexuality 2019-07, Vol.66 (9), p.1238-1261
Main Authors: Morrison, Melanie A., Trinder, Krista M., Morrison, Todd G.
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Behavior
Bias
Cognition
Covert
Discrimination
Electromyography
Emotional responses
facial EMG
gay men
Heterosexuality
homonegativity
homophobia
Homosexuality
IAT
Implicit beliefs
Men
Physiological psychology
Physiology
Prejudice
Responses
sexual minority
Sexual orientation discrimination
Tests
Wealth
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