Intention and the omission bias: Omissions perceived as nondecisions

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 93, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 161-172

  Kordes De Vaal, Johanna H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Causality; Immorality; Intention; Omission bias; Responsibility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; MORALITY;

CAUSALITY; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MORALS;

EID: 0030239073     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0001-6918(96)00027-3     Document Type: Article

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