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Testing the impact and durability of a group malleability intervention in the context of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict

Fostering perceptions of group malleability (teaching people that groups are capable of change and improvement) has been shown to lead to short-term improvements in intergroup attitudes and willingness to make concessions in intractable conflicts. The present study, a field intervention involving 50...

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Published in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 2018-01, Vol.115 (4), p.696-701
Main Authors: Goldenberg, Amit, Cohen-Chen, Smadar, Goyer, J. Parker, Dweck, Carol S., Gross, James J., Halperin, Eran
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